Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Szowitz's Chickweed

Andrena humilis compared with Cerastium szowitsii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Szowitz's Chickweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Szowitz's Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cerastium
Species	Andrena humilis	Cerastium szowitsii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Szowitz's Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Szowitz's Chickweed
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.

Szowitz's Chickweed

Habitat

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

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.