Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Chickenweed

Andrena humilis compared with Portulaca quadrifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chickenweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Portulacaceae
Genus	Andrena	Portulaca
Species	Andrena humilis	Portulaca quadrifida

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Chickenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chickenweed
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.

Chickenweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.

Chickenweed

The Chickenweed (Portulaca quadrifida) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.