Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tumbling Puffball

Andrena humilis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Andrena	Bovista
Species	Andrena humilis	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tumbling Puffball
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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

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.