Bashful Trillium vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Trillium catesbaei compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

  • Bashful Trillium is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bashful Trillium Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Liliales (Liliales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Melanthiaceae Andrenidae
Genus Trillium Andrena
Species Trillium catesbaei Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Bashful Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bashful Trillium Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bashful Trillium

Habitat

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

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bashful Trillium

The Bashful Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) is a species in the genus Trillium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.

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