Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Don Wheatgrass

Andrena humilis compared with Agropyron tanaiticum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Don Wheatgrass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Don Wheatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Agropyron
Species	Andrena humilis	Agropyron tanaiticum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Don Wheatgrass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Don Wheatgrass
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.

Don Wheatgrass

Habitat

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

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.