Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Silverling Groundsel Bush

Andrena humilis compared with Baccharis glomeruliflora

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Silverling Groundsel Bush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silverling Groundsel Bush
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	Baccharis
Species	Andrena humilis	Baccharis glomeruliflora

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Silverling Groundsel Bush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silverling Groundsel Bush
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.

Silverling Groundsel Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.