Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Squash / Pumpkin

Andrena humilis compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Cucurbitales (тыквоцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cucurbita
Species	Andrena humilis	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Squash / Pumpkin
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.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden