Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red-Head Pondweed

Andrena humilis compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red-Head Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Potamogeton
Species	Andrena humilis	Potamogeton richardsonii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red-Head Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red-Head Pondweed
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-Head Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway