Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Toromiro

Andrena humilis compared with Sophora toromiro

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Toromiro is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Toromiro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sophora
Species	Andrena humilis	Sophora toromiro

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Toromiro

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Toromiro
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.

Toromiro

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.