Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sweet-nancy

Andrena humilis compared with Achillea ageratum

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sweet-nancy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sweet-nancy
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	Achillea
Species	Andrena humilis	Achillea ageratum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sweet-nancy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sweet-nancy
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.

Sweet-nancy

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

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.