Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Desert Sunflower

Andrena humilis compared with Helianthus deserticola

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Desert Sunflower is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Desert Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Andrena humilis	Helianthus deserticola

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Desert Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Desert Sunflower
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 Sunflower

Habitat

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

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.