Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Chinese yarrow

Andrena humilis compared with Achillea alpina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chinese yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Achillea
Species	Andrena humilis	Achillea alpina

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Chinese yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chinese yarrow
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.

Chinese yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Chinese yarrow

The Chinese Yarrow (Achillea alpina) is a species in the genus Achillea. Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway