Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pepperweed

Andrena humilis compared with Lepidium ramosissimum

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pepperweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pepperweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lepidium
Species	Andrena humilis	Lepidium ramosissimum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pepperweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pepperweed
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.

Pepperweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.