Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Titan Arum

Andrena humilis compared with Amorphophallus titanum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Titan Arum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Titan Arum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Araceae
Genus	Andrena	Amorphophallus
Species	Andrena humilis	Amorphophallus titanum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Titan Arum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Titan Arum
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.

Titan Arum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.