Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ledge Grass

Andrena humilis compared with Poa hothamensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ledge Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ledge Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Poa
Species	Andrena humilis	Poa hothamensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ledge Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ledge Grass
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.

Ledge Grass

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.