Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gunpowder tree

Andrena humilis compared with Melochia umbellata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gunpowder tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Hymenoptera (कलापक्ष)	Malvales (मैलवेलीस)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Melochia
Species	Andrena humilis	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gunpowder tree
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.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.