Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Narrowleaf Yucca

Andrena humilis compared with Yucca angustissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Narrowleaf Yucca
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	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Yucca
Species	Andrena humilis	Yucca angustissima

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Narrowleaf Yucca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Narrowleaf Yucca
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.

Narrowleaf Yucca

Habitat

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

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.