Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Panicled sandmallow

Andrena humilis compared with Sidastrum paniculatum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Panicled sandmallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Panicled sandmallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sidastrum
Species	Andrena humilis	Sidastrum paniculatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Panicled sandmallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Panicled sandmallow
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.

Panicled sandmallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Spain), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.