Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Moss Deconica

Andrena humilis compared with Deconica montana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mountain Moss Deconica is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Moss Deconica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Deconica
Species	Andrena humilis	Deconica montana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Moss Deconica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Moss Deconica
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.

Mountain Moss Deconica

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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