Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Crimson Flax

Andrena humilis compared with Linum grandiflorum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Crimson Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crimson Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Linaceae
Genus	Andrena	Linum
Species	Andrena humilis	Linum grandiflorum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Crimson Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crimson Flax
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.

Crimson Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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