Pfeilwurz vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Maranta arundinacea compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pfeilwurz	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Marantaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Maranta	Andrena
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Pfeilwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pfeilwurz	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pfeilwurz

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Pfeilwurz

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.