Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs creeping river grass

Andrena humilis compared with Echinochloa polystachya

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while creeping river grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	creeping river 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	Echinochloa
Species	Andrena humilis	Echinochloa polystachya

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

creeping river grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	creeping river 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.

creeping river grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Honduras.

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.