Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs White Siris

Andrena humilis compared with Ailanthus integrifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Siris
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Simaroubaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ailanthus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ailanthus integrifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

White Siris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Siris
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 Siris

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.