Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs St Patrick's-cabbage

Andrena humilis compared with Saxifraga spathularis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while St Patrick's-cabbage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	St Patrick's-cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Andrenidae	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Andrena	Saxifraga
Species	Andrena humilis	Saxifraga spathularis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

St Patrick's-cabbage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	St Patrick's-cabbage
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.

St Patrick's-cabbage

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway