Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Marshmallow Spiderhead

Andrena humilis compared with Serruria aitonii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Marshmallow Spiderhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Marshmallow Spiderhead
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)	Proteales (山龙眼目)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Serruria
Species	Andrena humilis	Serruria aitonii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Marshmallow Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Marshmallow Spiderhead
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.

Marshmallow Spiderhead

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.