Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fibrous Goat's Beard

Andrena humilis compared with Tragopogon fibrosus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fibrous Goat's Beard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fibrous Goat's Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Tragopogon
Species	Andrena humilis	Tragopogon fibrosus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fibrous Goat's Beard

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fibrous Goat's Beard
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.

Fibrous Goat's Beard

Habitat

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

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.