Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Andrena humilis compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Ericales (خلنجيات)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pyrola
Species	Andrena humilis	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
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.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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