Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs mousetail

Andrena humilis compared with Myosurus apetalus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while mousetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	mousetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Andrena	Myosurus
Species	Andrena humilis	Myosurus apetalus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

mousetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	mousetail
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.

mousetail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Mexico.

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.