Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hotfoot Webcap

Andrena humilis compared with Cortinarius bulliardii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hotfoot Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hotfoot Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Andrenidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cortinarius
Species	Andrena humilis	Cortinarius bulliardii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hotfoot Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hotfoot Webcap
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.

Hotfoot Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden