Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Smooth Coneflower

Andrena humilis compared with Echinacea laevigata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Smooth Coneflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smooth Coneflower
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	Echinacea
Species	Andrena humilis	Echinacea laevigata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Smooth Coneflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smooth Coneflower
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.

Smooth Coneflower

Habitat

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

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.