Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs green snowdrop

Andrena humilis compared with Galanthus woronowii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while green snowdrop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	green snowdrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Galanthus
Species	Andrena humilis	Galanthus woronowii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

green snowdrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	green snowdrop
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 snowdrop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden