Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs White Cheese Polypore

Andrena humilis compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Andrenidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tyromyces
Species	Andrena humilis	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Cheese Polypore
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 Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden