Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Streamside Swordfern

Andrena humilis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Nephrolepis
Species	Andrena humilis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.