Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Longflowered veldtgrass

Andrena humilis compared with Ehrharta longiflora

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Longflowered veldtgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Longflowered veldtgrass
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	Ehrharta
Species	Andrena humilis	Ehrharta longiflora

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Longflowered veldtgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Longflowered veldtgrass
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.

Longflowered veldtgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden