Blistered Cup vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Peziza vesiculosa compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Blistered Cup is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistered Cup	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pezizaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Peziza	Andrena
Species	Peziza vesiculosa	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistered Cup	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden