Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pineland False Buttonweed

Andrena humilis compared with Spermacoce tetraquetra

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pineland False Buttonweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pineland False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Spermacoce
Species	Andrena humilis	Spermacoce tetraquetra

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pineland False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pineland False Buttonweed
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.

Pineland False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Cuba.

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.