Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Amanite Fausse-lépiote

Andrena humilis compared with Amanita lepiotoides

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Amanite Fausse-lépiote is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Amanite Fausse-lépiote
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Andrena	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Andrena humilis	Amanita lepiotoides

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Amanite Fausse-lépiote

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Amanite Fausse-lépiote
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.

Amanite Fausse-lépiote

Habitat

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

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.