Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs cross gentian

Andrena humilis compared with Gentiana cruciata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while cross gentian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	cross gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Andrena	Gentiana
Species	Andrena humilis	Gentiana cruciata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

cross gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	cross gentian
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.

cross gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Sweden, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden