Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs pale moonwort

Andrena humilis compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Andrena	Botrychium
Species	Andrena humilis	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.