Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs limestone scurvygrass

Andrena humilis compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while limestone scurvygrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cochlearia
Species	Andrena humilis	Cochlearia tridactylites

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	limestone scurvygrass
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.

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.