Angleton bluestem vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Dichanthium aristatum compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Angleton bluestem is Not Evaluated while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angleton bluestem	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Andrenidae
Genus	Dichanthium	Andrena
Species	Dichanthium aristatum	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Angleton bluestem

NE — Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angleton bluestem	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angleton bluestem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Angleton bluestem

The Angleton bluestem (Dichanthium aristatum) is a species in the genus Dichanthium. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.