Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lowveld Bead-string

Andrena humilis compared with Alchornea laxiflora

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lowveld Bead-string is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lowveld Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Alchornea
Species	Andrena humilis	Alchornea laxiflora

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lowveld Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lowveld Bead-string
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.

Lowveld Bead-string

Habitat

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

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.