Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sweetscented marigold

Andrena humilis compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sweetscented marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sweetscented marigold
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	Tagetes
Species	Andrena humilis	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sweetscented marigold
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.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, and 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.