Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Frayed Parasol

Andrena humilis compared with Macrolepiota excoriata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Frayed Parasol is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Frayed Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Andrena	Macrolepiota
Species	Andrena humilis	Macrolepiota excoriata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Frayed Parasol

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Frayed Parasol
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.

Frayed Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden