Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red Rice

Andrena humilis compared with Oryza punctata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red Rice
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Oryza (Rice)
Species	Andrena humilis	Oryza punctata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red Rice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red Rice
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.

Red Rice

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across India and Taiwan.

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.