Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Faya

Andrena humilis compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Faya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Andrena	Morella
Species	Andrena humilis	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Faya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Faya
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.

Faya

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden