Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Glaucous Draba

Andrena humilis compared with Draba glabella

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Glaucous Draba is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Glaucous Draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Draba
Species	Andrena humilis	Draba glabella

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Glaucous Draba

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Glaucous Draba
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.

Glaucous Draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Sweden, 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.