Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Drooping Trillium

Andrena humilis compared with Trillium flexipes

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Drooping Trillium is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Drooping Trillium
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	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Trillium
Species	Andrena humilis	Trillium flexipes

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Drooping Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Drooping Trillium
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.

Drooping Trillium

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.