Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs forked veilwort

Andrena humilis compared with Metzgeria furcata

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while forked veilwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Andrenidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Andrena	Metzgeria
Species	Andrena humilis	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	forked veilwort
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.

forked veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.