Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Long's bulrush

Andrena humilis compared with Scirpus longii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Long's bulrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Long's bulrush
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	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Scirpus
Species	Andrena humilis	Scirpus longii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Long's bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Long's bulrush
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's bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.