Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sears' Goatgrass

Andrena humilis compared with Aegilops searsii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sears' Goatgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sears' Goatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Aegilops
Species	Andrena humilis	Aegilops searsii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sears' Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sears' Goatgrass
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.

Sears' Goatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.