Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs spring cinquefoil

Andrena humilis compared with Potentilla verna

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while spring cinquefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	spring cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Potentilla
Species	Andrena humilis	Potentilla verna

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

spring cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	spring cinquefoil
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.

spring cinquefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.