Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eye Bright

Andrena humilis compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eye Bright is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Boraginales (지치목)
Family	Andrenidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Heliotropium
Species	Andrena humilis	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eye Bright
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.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.