Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Heath Threadwort

Andrena humilis compared with Cephaloziella stellulifera

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Heath Threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Heath Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cephaloziella
Species	Andrena humilis	Cephaloziella stellulifera

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Heath Threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Heath Threadwort
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.

Heath Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.