Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Nettle Rash

Andrena humilis compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Nettle Rash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Andrenidae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Andrena	Leptosphaeria
Species	Andrena humilis	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nettle Rash
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.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden