Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sundberg's Dandelion

Andrena humilis compared with Taraxacum sundbergii

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sundberg's Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sundberg's Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Taraxacum
Species	Andrena humilis	Taraxacum sundbergii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sundberg's Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sundberg's Dandelion
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.

Sundberg's Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

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.