Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Curled Thistle

Andrena humilis compared with Carduus crispus

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Curled Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Curled Thistle
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 Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Andrena Carduus
Species Andrena humilis Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Curled Thistle
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.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Curled Thistle

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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