Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs smooth hawkweed

Andrena humilis compared with Hieracium laevigatum

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while smooth hawkweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	smooth hawkweed
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	Hieracium
Species	Andrena humilis	Hieracium laevigatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

smooth hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	smooth hawkweed
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 hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

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.