Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Scaly Tooth

Andrena humilis compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (कलापक्ष)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Andrenidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Andrena	Sarcodon
Species	Andrena humilis	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scaly Tooth
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.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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