Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Forest Bead-string

Andrena humilis compared with Alchornea hirtella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Forest Bead-string is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Alchornea
Species	Andrena humilis	Alchornea hirtella

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Bead-string
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.

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.