Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Waterbush

Andrena humilis compared with Myoporum montanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Myoporum
Species	Andrena humilis	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Waterbush
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.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.

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.