Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Longawn Muhly

Andrena humilis compared with Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Longawn Muhly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Longawn Muhly
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Andrena humilis	Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Longawn Muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Longawn Muhly
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.

Longawn Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.