Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Slender Water Moss

Andrena humilis compared with Fontinalis dalecarlica

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Slender Water Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Slender Water Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Andrenidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Andrena	Fontinalis
Species	Andrena humilis	Fontinalis dalecarlica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Slender Water Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Slender Water Moss
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.

Slender Water Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.