Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs field locoweed

Andrena humilis compared with Oxytropis campestris

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while field locoweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	field locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Oxytropis
Species	Andrena humilis	Oxytropis campestris

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	field locoweed
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 locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.