Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs small-flowered draba

Andrena humilis compared with Draba micropetala

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while small-flowered draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	small-flowered draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Draba
Species	Andrena humilis	Draba micropetala

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

small-flowered draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	small-flowered draba
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.

small-flowered draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden