Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Faded Trillium

Andrena humilis compared with Trillium discolor

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Faded Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Faded 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 discolor

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Faded Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Faded 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.

Faded Trillium

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.