Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Winged Elm

Andrena humilis compared with Ulmus alata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Winged Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Winged Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ulmus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ulmus alata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Winged Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Winged Elm
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.

Winged Elm

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.