Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ruddy Dandelion

Andrena humilis compared with Taraxacum rubicundum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ruddy Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ruddy Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Taraxacum
Species	Andrena humilis	Taraxacum rubicundum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ruddy Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ruddy Dandelion
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.

Ruddy Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden