Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Large-scaled Amidella

Andrena humilis compared with Amanita lepiotoides

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Large-scaled Amidella is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Large-scaled Amidella
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Andrena	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Andrena humilis	Amanita lepiotoides

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Large-scaled Amidella

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Large-scaled Amidella
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.

Large-scaled Amidella

Habitat

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

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.