Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs False Puffball

Andrena humilis compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Protozoa (protozoaire)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Mycetozoa
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Andrenidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Andrena	Reticularia
Species	Andrena humilis	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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