Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sordid Blewit

Andrena humilis compared with Lepista sordida

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sordid Blewit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sordid Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (कलापक्ष)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Andrena	Lepista
Species	Andrena humilis	Lepista sordida

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sordid Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sordid Blewit
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.

Sordid Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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