Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Didymous Chamomile

Andrena humilis compared with Anthemis didymaea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Didymous Chamomile is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Didymous Chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Andrena humilis	Anthemis didymaea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Didymous Chamomile

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Didymous Chamomile
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.

Didymous Chamomile

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.