Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Field Foxtail

Andrena humilis compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Field Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Field Foxtail
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Poales (Grasses)
Family Andrenidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Andrena Alopecurus
Species Andrena humilis Alopecurus pratensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Field Foxtail
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.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.

Field Foxtail

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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