Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs white wattling

Andrena humilis compared with Eugenia foetida

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while white wattling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	white wattling
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	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Eugenia
Species	Andrena humilis	Eugenia foetida

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

white wattling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	white wattling
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 wattling

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.