Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Flocculose Inkcap

Andrena humilis compared with Coprinellus flocculosus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Flocculose Inkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flocculose Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Andrenidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Andrena	Coprinellus
Species	Andrena humilis	Coprinellus flocculosus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Flocculose Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flocculose Inkcap
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.

Flocculose Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden