Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Wedgeleaf dock

Andrena humilis compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wedgeleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Rumex
Species	Andrena humilis	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wedgeleaf dock
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.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.