Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs confusing broom moss

Andrena humilis compared with Dicranum spadiceum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while confusing broom moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	confusing broom moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dicranaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dicranum
Species	Andrena humilis	Dicranum spadiceum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

confusing broom moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	confusing broom moss
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.

confusing broom moss

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden