Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Northern Dropseed

Andrena humilis compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Northern Dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Andrena humilis	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Northern Dropseed
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.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.