Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Struzl's Onion

Andrena humilis compared with Allium struzlianum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Struzl's Onion is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Struzl's Onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Allium
Species	Andrena humilis	Allium struzlianum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Struzl's Onion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Struzl's Onion
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.

Struzl's Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.