Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pennsylvania everlasting

Andrena humilis compared with Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pennsylvania everlasting is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pennsylvania everlasting
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Gamochaeta
Species	Andrena humilis	Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pennsylvania everlasting

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pennsylvania everlasting
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.

Pennsylvania everlasting

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Israel, Nepal, United Arab Emirates), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden