Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Chinaroot

Andrena humilis compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dioscorea
Species	Andrena humilis	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chinaroot
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.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.