Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Scurfy Deceiver

Andrena humilis compared with Laccaria proxima

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Scurfy Deceiver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scurfy Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (कलापक्ष)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Laccaria
Species	Andrena humilis	Laccaria proxima

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Scurfy Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scurfy Deceiver
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.

Scurfy Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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