Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Yellowcress

Andrena humilis compared with Nasturtium sterile

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Yellowcress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Yellowcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Nasturtium
Species	Andrena humilis	Nasturtium sterile

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Yellowcress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Yellowcress
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.

Yellowcress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Sweden, 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.