Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Irish Threadwort

Andrena humilis compared with Telaranea europaea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Irish Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Andrena	Telaranea
Species	Andrena humilis	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Irish Threadwort
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 Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.