Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Thick ditch crowngrass

Andrena humilis compared with Paspalum arundinaceum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Thick ditch crowngrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thick ditch crowngrass
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	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Paspalum
Species	Andrena humilis	Paspalum arundinaceum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Thick ditch crowngrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thick ditch crowngrass
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.

Thick ditch crowngrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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.