Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Floating Bur-Reed

Andrena humilis compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Floating Bur-Reed
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	Typhaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sparganium
Species	Andrena humilis	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Floating Bur-Reed
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.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.