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 (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Fabales (콩목)
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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden