Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Carrington's Featherwort

Andrena humilis compared with Plagiochila carringtonii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Carrington's Featherwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Carrington's Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Andrena	Plagiochila
Species	Andrena humilis	Plagiochila carringtonii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Carrington's Featherwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Carrington's Featherwort
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.

Carrington's Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Carrington's Featherwort

The Carrington's Featherwort (Plagiochila carringtonii) is a species in the genus Plagiochila. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden