Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mossy Fern

Andrena humilis compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mossy Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mossy Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Elaphoglossum
Species	Andrena humilis	Elaphoglossum furcatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mossy Fern
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.

Mossy Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.