Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs pill sedge

Andrena humilis compared with Carex pilulifera

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while pill sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee pill 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 pilulifera

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

pill sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee pill 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.

pill sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

pill sedge

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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