Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tortoise shell bamboo

Andrena humilis compared with Phyllostachys edulis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tortoise shell bamboo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tortoise shell bamboo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Phyllostachys
Species	Andrena humilis	Phyllostachys edulis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tortoise shell bamboo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tortoise shell bamboo
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.

Tortoise shell bamboo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.