Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Strap-leaf Willow

Andrena humilis compared with Salix ligulifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Strap-leaf Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Strap-leaf Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Salix
Species	Andrena humilis	Salix ligulifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Strap-leaf Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Strap-leaf Willow
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.

Strap-leaf Willow

Habitat

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

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.