Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Limestone Violet

Andrena humilis compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Limestone Violet
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)	Malpighiales (金虎尾目)
Family	Andrenidae	Violaceae
Genus	Andrena	Viola
Species	Andrena humilis	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

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.