Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tall Beakrush

Andrena humilis compared with Rhynchospora macrostachya

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tall Beakrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tall Beakrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Rhynchospora
Species	Andrena humilis	Rhynchospora macrostachya

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tall Beakrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tall Beakrush
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.

Tall Beakrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.