Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Vidal oak

Andrena humilis compared with Lithocarpus vidalii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Vidal oak is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Vidal oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Andrena	Lithocarpus
Species	Andrena humilis	Lithocarpus vidalii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Vidal oak

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Vidal oak
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.

Vidal oak

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.