Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Leafy Gagea

Andrena humilis compared with Gagea foliosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Leafy Gagea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Leafy Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Gagea
Species	Andrena humilis	Gagea foliosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Leafy Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Leafy Gagea
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.

Leafy Gagea

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.