Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs feathery neckera

Andrena humilis compared with Neckera pennata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while feathery neckera is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	feathery neckera
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Andrenidae	Neckeraceae
Genus	Andrena	Neckera
Species	Andrena humilis	Neckera pennata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

feathery neckera

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	feathery neckera
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.

feathery neckera

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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