Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sessile Bellwort

Andrena humilis compared with Uvularia sessilifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sessile Bellwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sessile Bellwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Uvularia
Species	Andrena humilis	Uvularia sessilifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sessile Bellwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sessile Bellwort
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.

Sessile Bellwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.