Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Violette Fingerhirse

Andrena humilis compared with Digitaria violascens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Violette Fingerhirse
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Digitaria
Species	Andrena humilis	Digitaria violascens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Violette Fingerhirse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Violette Fingerhirse
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.

Violette Fingerhirse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden