Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs scarlet peony

Andrena humilis compared with Paeonia peregrina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	scarlet peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Andrenidae	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Paeonia
Species	Andrena humilis	Paeonia peregrina

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

scarlet peony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	scarlet peony
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 peony

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia and Slovakia.

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.