Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Schwerdtfeger's Pine

Andrena humilis compared with Pinus tecunumanii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Schwerdtfeger's Pine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Schwerdtfeger's Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Pinopsida (松柏纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Pinales (松柏目)
Family	Andrenidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Andrena	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Andrena humilis	Pinus tecunumanii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Schwerdtfeger's Pine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Schwerdtfeger's Pine
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.

Schwerdtfeger's Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Brazil. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.