Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs pine echium

Andrena humilis compared with Echium pininana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while pine echium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	pine echium
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Echium
Species	Andrena humilis	Echium pininana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

pine echium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	pine echium
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.

pine echium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium