Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Karata

Andrena humilis compared with Furcraea tuberosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Karata
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Furcraea
Species	Andrena humilis	Furcraea tuberosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Karata

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Karata
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.

Karata

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.