Beautiful Conecap vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Conocybe pulchella compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Beautiful Conecap is Data Deficient while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Conecap	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)
Family	Bolbitiaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Conocybe	Andrena
Species	Conocybe pulchella	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Beautiful Conecap

DD — Data Deficient

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Conecap	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Conecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Beautiful Conecap

The Beautiful Conecap (Conocybe pulchella) is a species in the genus Conocybe. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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