Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

Andrena humilis compared with Sagittaria subulata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Narrow-leaved Arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Narrow-leaved Arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Andrena	Sagittaria
Species	Andrena humilis	Sagittaria subulata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Narrow-leaved Arrowhead
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-leaved Arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium