Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mohave Panicgrass

Andrena humilis compared with Panicum mohavense

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mohave Panicgrass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mohave Panicgrass
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	Panicum
Species	Andrena humilis	Panicum mohavense

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mohave Panicgrass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mohave Panicgrass
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.

Mohave Panicgrass

Habitat

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

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.