Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Peck'S Oak Sedge

Andrena humilis compared with Carex peckii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Peck'S Oak Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Peck'S Oak Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carex
Species	Andrena humilis	Carex peckii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Peck'S Oak Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Peck'S Oak Sedge
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.

Peck'S Oak Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.