Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Spiny Threadwort

Andrena humilis compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Spiny Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cephaloziella
Species	Andrena humilis	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden