Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tibetan Juniper

Andrena humilis compared with Juniperus tibetica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tibetan Juniper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tibetan Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Andrena	Juniperus
Species	Andrena humilis	Juniperus tibetica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tibetan Juniper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tibetan Juniper
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.

Tibetan Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.