Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Thread Weed

Andrena humilis compared with Ulva compressa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Thread Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ulva
Species	Andrena humilis	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thread Weed
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 Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden