Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Kleines Muschelmoos

Andrena humilis compared with Plagiochila porelloides

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Kleines Muschelmoos is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kleines Muschelmoos
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Marchantiophyta (Lebermoose)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Andrena	Plagiochila
Species	Andrena humilis	Plagiochila porelloides

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Kleines Muschelmoos

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kleines Muschelmoos
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.

Kleines Muschelmoos

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden