Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Devil Lily

Andrena humilis compared with Lilium lancifolium

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Devil Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Devil Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lilium
Species	Andrena humilis	Lilium lancifolium

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Devil Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Devil Lily
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.

Devil Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.