Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Crab Grass

Andrena humilis compared with Digitaria siderograpta

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Crab Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crab Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Digitaria
Species	Andrena humilis	Digitaria siderograpta

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Crab Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crab Grass
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.

Crab Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.