Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Long Mannagrass

Andrena humilis compared with Glyceria melicaria

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Long Mannagrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Long Mannagrass
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	Glyceria
Species	Andrena humilis	Glyceria melicaria

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Long Mannagrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Long Mannagrass
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.

Long Mannagrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.