Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Firerug Inkcap

Andrena humilis compared with Coprinellus domesticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Firerug Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Andrena	Coprinellus
Species	Andrena humilis	Coprinellus domesticus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Firerug Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Firerug Inkcap
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.

Firerug Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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