Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Ricegrass

Andrena humilis compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Ricegrass
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	Piptatheropsis
Species	Andrena humilis	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Ricegrass
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 Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.