Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs White Bully

Andrena humilis compared with Sideroxylon salicifolium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Bully
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sideroxylon
Species	Andrena humilis	Sideroxylon salicifolium

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

White Bully

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Bully
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 Bully

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.