Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs corn sand spurrey

Andrena humilis compared with Spergularia segetalis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while corn sand spurrey is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	corn sand spurrey
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	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Spergularia
Species	Andrena humilis	Spergularia segetalis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

corn sand spurrey

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	corn sand spurrey
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.

corn sand spurrey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany and Portugal.

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.