Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Waved Silk-moss

Andrena humilis compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Waved Silk-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Andrenidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Andrena	Plagiothecium
Species	Andrena humilis	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Waved Silk-moss
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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden