Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Texas toadflax

Andrena humilis compared with Nuttallanthus texanus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Texas toadflax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Texas toadflax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Nuttallanthus
Species	Andrena humilis	Nuttallanthus texanus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Texas toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Texas toadflax
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.

Texas toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Japan, 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.