Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hairy Panic Grass

Andrena humilis compared with Panicum effusum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hairy Panic Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hairy Panic Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Panicum
Species	Andrena humilis	Panicum effusum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hairy Panic Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hairy Panic Grass
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.

Hairy Panic Grass

Habitat

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

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.