Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lesser Germanderwort

Andrena humilis compared with Riccardia incurvata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lesser Germanderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Andrenidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Andrena	Riccardia
Species	Andrena humilis	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lesser Germanderwort
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.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden