Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs white veratrum

Andrena humilis compared with Veratrum album

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while white veratrum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	white veratrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Veratrum
Species	Andrena humilis	Veratrum album

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

white veratrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	white veratrum
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.

white veratrum

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden