Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Peaked Webcap

Andrena humilis compared with Cortinarius acutus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Peaked Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Peaked Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family	Andrenidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cortinarius
Species	Andrena humilis	Cortinarius acutus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Peaked Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Peaked Webcap
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.

Peaked Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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