Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Nuttall'S Alkali Grass

Andrena humilis compared with Puccinellia nuttalliana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Nuttall'S Alkali Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nuttall'S Alkali 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	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Puccinellia
Species	Andrena humilis	Puccinellia nuttalliana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Nuttall'S Alkali Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nuttall'S Alkali 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.

Nuttall'S Alkali Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway