Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs small teasel

Andrena humilis compared with Dipsacus pilosus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while small teasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	small teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dipsacus
Species	Andrena humilis	Dipsacus pilosus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

small teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	small teasel
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 teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden