Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Horsetail

Andrena humilis compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Andrenidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Andrena	Equisetum
Species	Andrena humilis	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.