Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs field rose

Andrena humilis compared with Rosa arvensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	field rose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Andrena humilis	Rosa arvensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

field rose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	field rose
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 rose

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.