Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Laurel

Andrena humilis compared with Ocotea nigrita

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Laurel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Laurel
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)	Laurales (樟目)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Ocotea
Species	Andrena humilis	Ocotea nigrita

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Laurel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Laurel
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.

Laurel

Habitat

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

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.