Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Spring Pea

Andrena humilis compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Spring Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spring Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lathyrus
Species	Andrena humilis	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spring Pea
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 Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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