Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs poverty-weed

Andrena humilis compared with Blitum nuttallianum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while poverty-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	poverty-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Blitum
Species	Andrena humilis	Blitum nuttallianum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

poverty-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	poverty-weed
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.

poverty-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden