Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Common Hawkweed

Andrena humilis compared with Hieracium vulgatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Common Hawkweed
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	Hieracium
Species	Andrena humilis	Hieracium vulgatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Common Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Common Hawkweed
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.

Common Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and 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.

Common Hawkweed

Common hawkweed, <em>Hieracium vulgatum</em>, is a flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. This species is distributed across Belgium and Norway, reflecting a range within northern and western Europe. As a member of the large and taxonomically complex genus Hieracium, <em>Hieracium vulgatum</em> is a perennial herbaceous plant typically found in open habitats such as grasslands, woodland margins, rocky slopes, and disturbed areas. The genus is characterized by its yellow composite flower heads and is known for extreme taxonomic diversity, in part due to widespread apomixis. The species typically grows in relatively dry to moderately moist soils. No dietary information has been provided for this species. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway