Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pumpelly's brome

Andrena humilis compared with Bromus pumpellianus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pumpelly's brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pumpelly's brome
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	Bromus
Species	Andrena humilis	Bromus pumpellianus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pumpelly's brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pumpelly's brome
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.

Pumpelly's brome

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway