Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Andrena humilis compared with Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fitzgerald's Notchwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Mesoptychia
Species	Andrena humilis	Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
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.

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.