Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Intermediate Spikerush

Andrena humilis compared with Eleocharis intermedia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Intermediate Spikerush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Intermediate Spikerush
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	Eleocharis
Species	Andrena humilis	Eleocharis intermedia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Intermediate Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Intermediate Spikerush
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.

Intermediate Spikerush

Habitat

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

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.