Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs midwestern arrowhead

Andrena humilis compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Andrena	Sagittaria
Species	Andrena humilis	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	midwestern arrowhead
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.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.

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.