Blue Ridge Wakerobin vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Trillium stamineum compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Blue Ridge Wakerobin is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Ridge Wakerobin	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 stamineum	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Blue Ridge Wakerobin

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Ridge Wakerobin	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Ridge Wakerobin

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.

Blue Ridge Wakerobin

The Blue Ridge Wakerobin (Trillium stamineum) 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.