Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Wild Cane

Andrena humilis compared with Piper reticulatum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Wild Cane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wild Cane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Andrenidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Piper
Species	Andrena humilis	Piper reticulatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Wild Cane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wild Cane
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.

Wild Cane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.