Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Andrena humilis compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Puccinia
Species	Andrena humilis	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Great Fen Sedge Rust
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 Fen Sedge Rust

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.