Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Irish Spurge

Andrena humilis compared with Euphorbia hyberna

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Irish Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Euphorbia
Species	Andrena humilis	Euphorbia hyberna

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Irish Spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Irish Spurge
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 Spurge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden