Blackstem Spleenwort vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Asplenium resiliens compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackstem Spleenwort	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Asplenium	Andrena
Species	Asplenium resiliens	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackstem Spleenwort	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.