Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs scarlet avens

Andrena humilis compared with Geum quellyon

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while scarlet avens is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	scarlet avens
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Geum
Species	Andrena humilis	Geum quellyon

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

scarlet avens

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	scarlet avens
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.

scarlet avens

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden