Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sichuan-pepper

Andrena humilis compared with Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sichuan-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sichuan-pepper
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)	Sapindales (无患子目)
Family	Andrenidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Andrena	Zanthoxylum
Species	Andrena humilis	Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sichuan-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sichuan-pepper
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.

Sichuan-pepper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.