Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Virginia Cutgrass

Andrena humilis compared with Leersia virginica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Virginia Cutgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Virginia Cutgrass
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	Leersia
Species	Andrena humilis	Leersia virginica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Virginia Cutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Virginia Cutgrass
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.

Virginia Cutgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and United States.

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.