Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Smooth hawksbeard

Andrena humilis compared with Crepis capillaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Smooth hawksbeard
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 Crepis
Species Andrena humilis Crepis capillaris

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Smooth hawksbeard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Smooth hawksbeard
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 hawksbeard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.

Smooth hawksbeard

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia