Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Suffolk Hawkweed

Andrena humilis compared with Hieracium zygophorum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Suffolk Hawkweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Suffolk Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Hieracium
Species	Andrena humilis	Hieracium zygophorum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Suffolk Hawkweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Suffolk Hawkweed
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.

Suffolk Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden