Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ochre Scalycap

Andrena humilis compared with Pholiota subochracea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ochre Scalycap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ochre Scalycap
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pholiota
Species	Andrena humilis	Pholiota subochracea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ochre Scalycap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ochre Scalycap
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.

Ochre Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden