Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fen Bedstraw

Andrena humilis compared with Galium uliginosum

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fen Bedstraw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Fen Bedstraw
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Andrenidae Rubiaceae
Genus Andrena Galium
Species Andrena humilis Galium uliginosum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fen Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Fen Bedstraw
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.

Fen Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Uzbekistan) and Europe (6 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.

Fen Bedstraw

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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