Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs red wild einkorn

Andrena humilis compared with Triticum urartu

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while red wild einkorn is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	red wild einkorn
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	Triticum
Species	Andrena humilis	Triticum urartu

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

red wild einkorn

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	red wild einkorn
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 wild einkorn

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.