Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Narcissus

Andrena humilis compared with Narcissus poeticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Narcissus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Narcissus
Species	Andrena humilis	Narcissus poeticus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Narcissus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Narcissus
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.

Narcissus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Turkey), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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