Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cornish Bellflower

Andrena humilis compared with Campanula alliariifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cornish Bellflower
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	Campanulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Campanula
Species	Andrena humilis	Campanula alliariifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cornish Bellflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cornish Bellflower
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.

Cornish Bellflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (12 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden