Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs desert amaranth

Andrena humilis compared with Amaranthus macrocarpus

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while desert amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	desert amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Amaranthus
Species	Andrena humilis	Amaranthus macrocarpus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

desert amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	desert amaranth
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.

desert amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.