Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Button Dodder

Andrena humilis compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Solanales (茄目)
Family	Andrenidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cuscuta
Species	Andrena humilis	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Button Dodder
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.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.