Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Oat Grass

Andrena humilis compared with Acroceras zizanioides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Oat 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	Acroceras
Species	Andrena humilis	Acroceras zizanioides

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Oat Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Oat 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.

Oat Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Guinea) and South America (5 countries).

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.