Blushing Milkcap vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Lactarius controversus compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Blushing Milkcap is Vulnerable while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Milkcap	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	Russulales (红菇目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Russulaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Lactarius	Andrena
Species	Lactarius controversus	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Blushing Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Milkcap	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blushing Milkcap

The Blushing Milkcap (Lactarius controversus) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden