Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Yellow ginger

Andrena humilis compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Yellow ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Yellow ginger
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family Andrenidae Zingiberaceae
Genus Andrena Hedychium
Species Andrena humilis Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Yellow ginger
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.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Yellow ginger

No description available.

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