Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Morris Squill

Andrena humilis compared with Scilla morrisii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Morris Squill is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Morris Squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Scilla
Species	Andrena humilis	Scilla morrisii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Morris Squill

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Morris Squill
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.

Morris Squill

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.