Bicoloured Deceiver vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Laccaria bicolor compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Bicoloured Deceiver is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicoloured Deceiver	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Laccaria	Andrena
Species	Laccaria bicolor	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Bicoloured Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicoloured Deceiver	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicoloured Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bicoloured Deceiver

The Bicoloured Deceiver (Laccaria bicolor) is a species in the genus Laccaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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