Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs spring hook moss

Andrena humilis compared with Warnstorfia pseudostraminea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while spring hook moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	spring hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Andrenidae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Warnstorfia
Species	Andrena humilis	Warnstorfia pseudostraminea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

spring hook moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	spring hook 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.

spring hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden