Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fly marsh elder

Andrena humilis compared with Iva cheiranthifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fly marsh elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fly marsh elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Iva
Species	Andrena humilis	Iva cheiranthifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fly marsh elder
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.

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba 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.