Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dumb-Nettle

Andrena humilis compared with Galinsoga parviflora

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dumb-Nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Dumb-Nettle
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 Galinsoga
Species Andrena humilis Galinsoga parviflora

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dumb-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Dumb-Nettle
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.

Dumb-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), and South America (5 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.

Dumb-Nettle

No description available.

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