Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Green Pitcherplant

Andrena humilis compared with Sarracenia oreophila

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Green Pitcherplant is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green Pitcherplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Sarraceniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sarracenia
Species	Andrena humilis	Sarracenia oreophila

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Green Pitcherplant

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green Pitcherplant
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.

Green Pitcherplant

Habitat

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

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.