Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Finger Grass

Andrena humilis compared with Limnophila aromatica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Finger Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Finger Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Limnophila
Species	Andrena humilis	Limnophila aromatica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Finger Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Finger Grass
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.

Finger Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.