Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hooker's sedge

Andrena humilis compared with Carex hookeriana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hooker's sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hooker's sedge
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	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carex
Species	Andrena humilis	Carex hookeriana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hooker's sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hooker's sedge
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.

Hooker's sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.