Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs dwarf alkaligrass

Andrena humilis compared with Puccinellia pumila

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while dwarf alkaligrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dwarf alkaligrass
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	Puccinellia
Species	Andrena humilis	Puccinellia pumila

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

dwarf alkaligrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dwarf alkaligrass
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.

dwarf alkaligrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and Norway.

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.