Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs narrow alkaligrass

Andrena humilis compared with Puccinellia angustata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	narrow alkaligrass
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	Puccinellia
Species	Andrena humilis	Puccinellia angustata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

narrow alkaligrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	narrow alkaligrass
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.

narrow alkaligrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden