Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs totara

Andrena humilis compared with Podocarpus totara

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	totara
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Andrena	Podocarpus
Species	Andrena humilis	Podocarpus totara

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

totara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	totara
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.

totara

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.