Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Orange Tooth

Andrena humilis compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Orange Tooth
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)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Andrena	Hydnellum
Species	Andrena humilis	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Orange Tooth
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.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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