Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gelbrandiger Saftling

Andrena humilis compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gelbrandiger Saftling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gelbrandiger Saftling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Andrena	Hygrocybe
Species	Andrena humilis	Hygrocybe insipida

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gelbrandiger Saftling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gelbrandiger Saftling
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.

Gelbrandiger Saftling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden