Kahle Melde vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Atriplex glabriuscula compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Kahle Melde is Near Threatened while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kahle Melde	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Atriplex	Andrena
Species	Atriplex glabriuscula	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Kahle Melde

NT — Near Threatened

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kahle Melde

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Kahle Melde

The Babington's Orache (Atriplex glabriuscula) is a species in the genus Atriplex. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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