Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red Campion

Andrena humilis compared with Silene dioica

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Red Campion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Red Campion
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Andrenidae Caryophyllaceae
Genus Andrena Silene
Species Andrena humilis Silene dioica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red Campion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Red Campion
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.

Red Campion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Red Campion

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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