Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Andrena humilis compared with Reseda lutea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cut-Leaf Mignonette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Resedaceae
Genus	Andrena	Reseda
Species	Andrena humilis	Reseda lutea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cut-Leaf Mignonette
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.

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

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