Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Proliferating bulrush

Andrena humilis compared with Isolepis prolifera

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Proliferating bulrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Proliferating bulrush
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	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Isolepis
Species	Andrena humilis	Isolepis prolifera

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Proliferating bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Proliferating bulrush
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.

Proliferating bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia 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.