Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Snow Feather-moss

Andrena humilis compared with Sciuro-hypnum glaciale

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Snow Feather-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Snow Feather-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sciuro-hypnum
Species	Andrena humilis	Sciuro-hypnum glaciale

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Snow Feather-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Snow Feather-moss
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.

Snow Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden