Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fiveangled dodder

Andrena humilis compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cuscuta
Species	Andrena humilis	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fiveangled dodder
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.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway