Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Early Forget-Me-Not

Andrena humilis compared with Myosotis ramosissima

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Early Forget-Me-Not is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Early Forget-Me-Not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Myosotis
Species	Andrena humilis	Myosotis ramosissima

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Early Forget-Me-Not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Early Forget-Me-Not
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.

Early Forget-Me-Not

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Chile).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden