Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Marsh fleabane

Andrena humilis compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Marsh fleabane
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Andrenidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Andrena Pluchea
Species Andrena humilis Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Marsh fleabane
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.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.

Marsh fleabane

No description available.

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