Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Yefen

Andrena humilis compared with Fuirena umbellata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Yefen
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Poales (Grasses)
Family Andrenidae Cyperaceae
Genus Andrena Fuirena
Species Andrena humilis Fuirena umbellata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Yefen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Yefen
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.

Yefen

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Yefen

No description available.

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