Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Primrose peerless

Andrena humilis compared with Narcissus medioluteus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Primrose peerless is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Primrose peerless
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Narcissus
Species	Andrena humilis	Narcissus medioluteus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Primrose peerless

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Primrose peerless
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.

Primrose peerless

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (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 4 countries:

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