Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cramp Balls

Andrena humilis compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Sordariomycetes (粪壳菌纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Xylariales (炭角菌目)
Family	Andrenidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Andrena	Daldinia
Species	Andrena humilis	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cramp Balls
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.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden