Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Forest Num-num

Andrena humilis compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carissa
Species	Andrena humilis	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Num-num
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.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.