Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Weeping Hawthorn

Andrena humilis compared with Crataegus lacrimata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Weeping Hawthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Crataegus
Species	Andrena humilis	Crataegus lacrimata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Weeping Hawthorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Weeping Hawthorn
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.

Weeping Hawthorn

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.