Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Yellowjacket

Andrena humilis compared with Corymbia leptoloma

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Yellowjacket is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Yellowjacket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Corymbia
Species	Andrena humilis	Corymbia leptoloma

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Yellowjacket

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Yellowjacket
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.

Yellowjacket

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.