Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rock Sedge

Andrena humilis compared with Carex rupestris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rock Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rock Sedge
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	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carex
Species	Andrena humilis	Carex rupestris

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rock Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rock Sedge
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.

Rock Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden