Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Largeleaf White Violet

Andrena humilis compared with Viola incognita

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Largeleaf White Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Largeleaf White Violet
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	Violaceae
Genus	Andrena	Viola
Species	Andrena humilis	Viola incognita

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Largeleaf White Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Largeleaf White Violet
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.

Largeleaf White Violet

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.