Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Small-leaf spiderwort

Andrena humilis compared with Tradescantia fluminensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Small-leaf spiderwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small-leaf spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Andrenidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tradescantia
Species	Andrena humilis	Tradescantia fluminensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Small-leaf spiderwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small-leaf spiderwort
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-leaf spiderwort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Kenya, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden