Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Andrena humilis compared with Serruria linearis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Needle-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Proteales (อันดับเหมือดคน)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Serruria
Species	Andrena humilis	Serruria linearis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
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.

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

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.