Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Timopheev's Wheat

Andrena humilis compared with Triticum timopheevii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Timopheev's Wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Timopheev's Wheat
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	Triticum
Species	Andrena humilis	Triticum timopheevii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Timopheev's Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Timopheev's Wheat
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.

Timopheev's Wheat

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.