Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Wax flower

Andrena humilis compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hoya
Species	Andrena humilis	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wax flower
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.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, 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.