Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Irish Pouncewort

Andrena humilis compared with Lejeunea hibernica

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Irish Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lejeunea
Species	Andrena humilis	Lejeunea hibernica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Irish Pouncewort
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.

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.