Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Andrena humilis compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Andrenidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Heteranthera
Species	Andrena humilis	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
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.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.