Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs White Olive

Andrena humilis compared with Terminalia arbuscula

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while White Olive is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Andrena	Terminalia
Species	Andrena humilis	Terminalia arbuscula

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

White Olive

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Olive
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 Olive

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.