Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Andrena humilis compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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-flowered Colchicum

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.