Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Andrena humilis compared with Cypripedium plectrochilum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ram's Head Lady Slipper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
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	Orchidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cypripedium
Species	Andrena humilis	Cypripedium plectrochilum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
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.

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

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.