Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs True kola

Andrena humilis compared with Cola acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	True kola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cola
Species	Andrena humilis	Cola acuminata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

True kola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	True kola
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.

True kola

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Costa Rica.

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.