Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tigran's Elder

Andrena humilis compared with Sambucus tigranii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tigran's Elder is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tigran's Elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sambucus
Species	Andrena humilis	Sambucus tigranii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tigran's Elder

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tigran's Elder
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.

Tigran's Elder

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.