Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs prairie cup grass

Andrena humilis compared with Eriochloa contracta

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while prairie cup grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	prairie cup grass
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	Eriochloa
Species	Andrena humilis	Eriochloa contracta

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

prairie cup grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	prairie cup grass
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.

prairie cup grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Greece, Japan, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden