Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sun Grimmia

Andrena humilis compared with Grimmia montana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sun Grimmia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sun Grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Grimmia
Species	Andrena humilis	Grimmia montana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sun Grimmia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sun Grimmia
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.

Sun Grimmia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden