Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Great Crestwort

Andrena humilis compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lophocolea
Species	Andrena humilis	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Great Crestwort
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.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.