Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs thread agave

Andrena humilis compared with Agave filifera

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while thread agave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	thread agave
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	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Agave
Species	Andrena humilis	Agave filifera

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

thread agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	thread agave
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.

thread agave

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Algeria and Taiwan.

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.