Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs prairie spiderwort

Andrena humilis compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while prairie spiderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Andrenidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tradescantia
Species	Andrena humilis	Tradescantia occidentalis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	prairie spiderwort
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 spiderwort

Habitat

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

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.