Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Small shell ginger

Andrena humilis compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small shell ginger
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)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Zingiberales (姜目)
Family	Andrenidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Andrena	Alpinia
Species	Andrena humilis	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.