Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Leichtlin's camas

Andrena humilis compared with Camassia leichtlinii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Leichtlin's camas is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Leichtlin's camas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Camassia
Species	Andrena humilis	Camassia leichtlinii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Leichtlin's camas

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Leichtlin's camas
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.

Leichtlin's camas

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden