Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Vahl's alkaligrass

Andrena humilis compared with Puccinellia vahliana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Vahl's alkaligrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Vahl's alkaligrass
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	Puccinellia
Species	Andrena humilis	Puccinellia vahliana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Vahl's alkaligrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Vahl's alkaligrass
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.

Vahl's alkaligrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden