Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Metskastik

Andrena humilis compared with Calamagrostis arundinacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Metskastik
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	Calamagrostis
Species	Andrena humilis	Calamagrostis arundinacea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Metskastik

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Metskastik
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.

Metskastik

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden