Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mucronate Sprangletop

Andrena humilis compared with Leptochloa panicea

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mucronate Sprangletop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mucronate Sprangletop
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	Leptochloa
Species	Andrena humilis	Leptochloa panicea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mucronate Sprangletop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mucronate Sprangletop
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.

Mucronate Sprangletop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.