Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pacific false buttonweed

Andrena humilis compared with Spermacoce exilis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pacific false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pacific false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Spermacoce
Species	Andrena humilis	Spermacoce exilis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pacific false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pacific false buttonweed
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.

Pacific false buttonweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Singapore, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.