Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tai Wan Song

Andrena humilis compared with Pinus taiwanensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tai Wan Song is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tai Wan Song
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Pinopsida (松柏纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Pinales (松柏目)
Family	Andrenidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Andrena	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Andrena humilis	Pinus taiwanensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tai Wan Song

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tai Wan Song
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.

Tai Wan Song

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.