Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Large-leaf Sugarbush

Andrena humilis compared with Protea convexa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Large-leaf Sugarbush is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Large-leaf Sugarbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Protea
Species	Andrena humilis	Protea convexa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Large-leaf Sugarbush

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Large-leaf Sugarbush
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.

Large-leaf Sugarbush

Habitat

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

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.