Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ocmulgee Trillium

Andrena humilis compared with Trillium delicatum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ocmulgee Trillium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ocmulgee Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Trillium
Species	Andrena humilis	Trillium delicatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ocmulgee Trillium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ocmulgee Trillium
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.

Ocmulgee Trillium

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.