Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Spreading windmill grass

Andrena humilis compared with Chloris divaricata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Spreading windmill grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spreading windmill grass
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Andrenidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Andrena	Chloris
Species	Andrena humilis	Chloris divaricata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Spreading windmill grass share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Spreading windmill grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spreading windmill grass
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.

Spreading windmill grass

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Tonga).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden