Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Andrena humilis compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Smooth Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cyperus
Species	Andrena humilis	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smooth Flat Sedge
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 Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.