Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs scentless mayweed

Andrena humilis compared with Tripleurospermum maritimum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee scentless 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 maritimum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

scentless mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee scentless 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 mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, 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.

scentless mayweed

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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