Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Scentless false mayweed

Andrena humilis compared with Tripleurospermum inodorum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Scentless false mayweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scentless false mayweed
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	Tripleurospermum
Species	Andrena humilis	Tripleurospermum inodorum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Scentless false mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scentless false mayweed
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.

Scentless false mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden