Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Shoddy Ragwort

Andrena humilis compared with Senecio pterophorus

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Shoddy Ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Shoddy Ragwort
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	Senecio
Species	Andrena humilis	Senecio pterophorus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Shoddy Ragwort
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.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.