Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dilated Scalewort

Andrena humilis compared with Frullania dilatata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dilated Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Andrenidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Frullania
Species	Andrena humilis	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden