Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tutsan Rust

Andrena humilis compared with Melampsora hypericorum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tutsan Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tutsan Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Andrena	Melampsora
Species	Andrena humilis	Melampsora hypericorum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tutsan Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tutsan Rust
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.

Tutsan Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden