Amethyst Deceiver vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Laccaria amethystina compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Amethyst Deceiver is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Laccaria	Andrena
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amethyst Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Amethyst Deceiver

The Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) is a species in the genus Laccaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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