Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Myrtle

Andrena humilis compared with Corymbia torelliana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Myrtales (อันดับชมพู่)
Family	Andrenidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Corymbia
Species	Andrena humilis	Corymbia torelliana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Myrtle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Myrtle
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.

Myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, 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.