Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs White Afzelia

Andrena humilis compared with Afzelia pachyloba

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while White Afzelia is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Afzelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Afzelia
Species	Andrena humilis	Afzelia pachyloba

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

White Afzelia

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Afzelia
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.

White Afzelia

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.