Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Floreana flax

Andrena humilis compared with Linum cratericolum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Floreana flax is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Floreana flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Linaceae
Genus	Andrena	Linum
Species	Andrena humilis	Linum cratericolum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Floreana flax

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Floreana flax
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.

Floreana flax

Habitat

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

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.