Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Flame Nasturtium

Andrena humilis compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tropaeolum
Species	Andrena humilis	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flame Nasturtium
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.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden