Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil

Andrena humilis compared with Narcissus cyclamineus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Narcissus
Species	Andrena humilis	Narcissus cyclamineus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil
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.

Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden