Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs rounded rustwort

Andrena humilis compared with Marsupella sparsifolia

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while rounded rustwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rounded rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Andrena	Marsupella
Species	Andrena humilis	Marsupella sparsifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rounded rustwort
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.

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.