Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tree Heath

Andrena humilis compared with Erica arborea

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tree Heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tree Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Erica
Species	Andrena humilis	Erica arborea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tree Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tree Heath
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.

Tree Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.