Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Nut Grass

Andrena humilis compared with Cyperus tuberosus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Nut Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nut Grass
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	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cyperus
Species	Andrena humilis	Cyperus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nut Grass
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.

Nut Grass

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.