Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Matted Bryum

Andrena humilis compared with Bryum minii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Matted Bryum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Matted Bryum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Andrenidae	Bryaceae
Genus	Andrena	Bryum
Species	Andrena humilis	Bryum minii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Matted Bryum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Matted Bryum
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.

Matted Bryum

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.