Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Andrena humilis compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Althaea
Species	Andrena humilis	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rough Marsh-mallow
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.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.