Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pacific mountain onion

Andrena humilis compared with Allium validum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pacific mountain onion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pacific mountain onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Allium
Species	Andrena humilis	Allium validum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pacific mountain onion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pacific mountain onion
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 mountain onion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.