Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Serail Bellflower

Andrena humilis compared with Campanula seraglio

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Serail Bellflower is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Serail Bellflower
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	Campanulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Campanula
Species	Andrena humilis	Campanula seraglio

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Serail Bellflower

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Serail Bellflower
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.

Serail Bellflower

Habitat

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

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.