Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tall Melilot

Andrena humilis compared with Melilotus altissimus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Tall Melilot
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) Fabales (マメ目)
Family Andrenidae Fabaceae
Genus Andrena Melilotus
Species Andrena humilis Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Tall Melilot
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.

Tall Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Tall Melilot

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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