Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs shining scabious

Andrena humilis compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	shining scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Scabiosa
Species	Andrena humilis	Scabiosa lucida

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	shining scabious
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.

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.