Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Surprise Webcap

Andrena humilis compared with Cortinarius semisanguineus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Surprise Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Surprise Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Andrenidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cortinarius
Species	Andrena humilis	Cortinarius semisanguineus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Surprise Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Surprise Webcap
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.

Surprise Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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