Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Thin Asphodeline

Andrena humilis compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Andrena	Asphodeline
Species	Andrena humilis	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thin Asphodeline
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.

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

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

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.