Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Snowdrop

Andrena humilis compared with Galanthus gracilis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Snowdrop is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Snowdrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Galanthus
Species	Andrena humilis	Galanthus gracilis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Snowdrop

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Snowdrop
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.

Snowdrop

Habitat

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

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.