Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dyed Milkcap

Andrena humilis compared with Lactarius hysginus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dyed Milkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dyed Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Andrenidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lactarius
Species	Andrena humilis	Lactarius hysginus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dyed Milkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dyed Milkcap
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.

Dyed Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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