Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pleurisy Root

Andrena humilis compared with Asclepias incarnata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pleurisy Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pleurisy Root
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	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Asclepias
Species	Andrena humilis	Asclepias incarnata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pleurisy Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pleurisy Root
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.

Pleurisy Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden