Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs toothcup

Andrena humilis compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee toothcup
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Andrenidae Lythraceae
Genus Andrena Ammannia
Species Andrena humilis Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.

toothcup

No description available.

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