Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Squirrel Corn

Andrena humilis compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Andrena	Dicentra
Species	Andrena humilis	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Squirrel Corn
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.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.