Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Vlei Thorn

Andrena humilis compared with Vachellia stuhlmannii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Vlei Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Vlei Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Vachellia
Species	Andrena humilis	Vachellia stuhlmannii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Vlei Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Vlei Thorn
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.

Vlei Thorn

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.