Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Yellow Ipe

Andrena humilis compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Handroanthus
Species	Andrena humilis	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Yellow Ipe
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 Ipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

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.