Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs paddle grass

Andrena humilis compared with Halophila decipiens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while paddle grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	paddle grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Andrena	Halophila
Species	Andrena humilis	Halophila decipiens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

paddle grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	paddle 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.

paddle grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.