Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Meadow Campion

Andrena humilis compared with Silene flos-cuculi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Meadow Campion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Meadow Campion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Silene
Species	Andrena humilis	Silene flos-cuculi

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Meadow Campion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Meadow Campion
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.

Meadow Campion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and United States.

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 🇳🇴 Norway