Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs French snowflake

Andrena humilis compared with Acis nicaeensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while French snowflake is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	French snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Acis
Species	Andrena humilis	Acis nicaeensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

French snowflake

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	French snowflake
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.

French snowflake

Habitat

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

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.