Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs ring-cup oak

Andrena humilis compared with Quercus glauca

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while ring-cup oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	ring-cup oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Andrena	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Andrena humilis	Quercus glauca

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

ring-cup oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	ring-cup oak
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.

ring-cup oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia and Georgia.

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.