Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Thinkadu

Andrena humilis compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Andrena	Parashorea
Species	Andrena humilis	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thinkadu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Thinkadu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.