Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Devil'S Paintbrush

Andrena humilis compared with Pilosella aurantiaca

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Devil'S Paintbrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Devil'S Paintbrush
Kingdom Animalia (hayvan) Plantae (bitki)
Phylum Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (böcek) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Andrenidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Andrena Pilosella
Species Andrena humilis Pilosella aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Devil'S Paintbrush
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.

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Devil'S Paintbrush

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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