Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Smooth Stonewort

Andrena humilis compared with Nitella flexilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Andrenidae	Characeae
Genus	Andrena	Nitella
Species	Andrena humilis	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smooth Stonewort
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 Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.