Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mann's bluegrass

Andrena humilis compared with Poa mannii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mann's bluegrass is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mann's bluegrass
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	Poa
Species	Andrena humilis	Poa mannii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mann's bluegrass

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mann's bluegrass
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.

Mann's bluegrass

Habitat

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

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.