Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Peruvian watergrass

Andrena humilis compared with Luziola peruviana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Peruvian watergrass is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Peruvian watergrass
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	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Luziola
Species	Andrena humilis	Luziola peruviana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Peruvian watergrass

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Peruvian watergrass
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.

Peruvian watergrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.