Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tuberous Valerian

Andrena humilis compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tuberous Valerian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Valeriana
Species	Andrena humilis	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tuberous Valerian
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.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.