Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Japanese Bindweed

Andrena humilis compared with Calystegia pubescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Japanese Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Calystegia
Species	Andrena humilis	Calystegia pubescens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Japanese Bindweed
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.

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

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.