Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dwarf Spurge

Andrena humilis compared with Euphorbia exigua

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dwarf Spurge is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dwarf Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Euphorbia
Species	Andrena humilis	Euphorbia exigua

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Spurge

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dwarf Spurge
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.

Dwarf Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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