Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pencil flower

Andrena humilis compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Pencil flower
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) Fabales (豆目)
Family Andrenidae Fabaceae
Genus Andrena Stylosanthes
Species Andrena humilis Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Pencil flower
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.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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