Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs rusty lyonia

Andrena humilis compared with Lyonia ferruginea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while rusty lyonia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rusty lyonia
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lyonia
Species	Andrena humilis	Lyonia ferruginea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

rusty lyonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rusty lyonia
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.

rusty lyonia

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.