Haesong vs Cliff Mining Bee

Pinus thunbergii compared with Andrena thoracica

Key Differences

• Haesong is Least Concern while Cliff Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Haesong	Cliff Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Pinales (구과목)	Hymenoptera (벌목)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Andrenidae
Genus	Pinus (Pines)	Andrena
Species	Pinus thunbergii	Andrena thoracica

Conservation Status

Haesong

LC — Least Concern

Cliff Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Haesong	Cliff Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Haesong

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, South Korea, and United States.

Cliff Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Haesong

The Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) is a species in the genus Pinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Cliff Mining Bee

The Cliff Mining Bee, Andrena species in the family Andrenidae, is a solitary ground-nesting bee that excavates tunnels in cliff faces, earthen banks, and compacted sandy or loamy soils, where the loose or friable substrates exposed in cliff profiles provide ideal nesting conditions. Mining bees in the genus Andrena are among the most species-rich solitary bee genera in the world, with hundreds of species across the Holarctic region, many narrowly specialized in their choice of pollen host plants. Female cliff mining bees construct vertical or angled burrows in cliff faces, with lateral cells off the main shaft, each containing a pollen ball and a single egg. Males are typically smaller and emerge before females to establish territories near nesting sites. Many Andrena species are oligolectic, collecting pollen from only a small number of plant species, making their populations sensitive to the availability of specific flowering plants in the landscape surrounding nesting areas. Cliff and bank nesting habitats provide well-drained, sun-warmed substrates essential for brood development. The loss of natural cliff faces and earthen banks to development, vegetation succession, and quarrying reduces available nesting habitat for cliff mining bees.