Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Queenslandnuß

Andrena humilis compared with Macadamia integrifolia

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Queenslandnuß is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Queenslandnuß
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insekten) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Hautflügler) Proteales (Silberbaumartige)
Family Andrenidae Proteaceae
Genus Andrena Macadamia
Species Andrena humilis Macadamia integrifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Queenslandnuß

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Queenslandnuß
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.

Queenslandnuß

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Queenslandnuß

No description available.

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