Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Totempole

Andrena humilis compared with Cryptocarya sclerophylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Totempole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Cryptocarya
Species	Andrena humilis	Cryptocarya sclerophylla

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Totempole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Totempole
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.

Totempole

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.