Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Saffron

Andrena humilis compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mountain Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Andrenidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Andrena	Solorina
Species	Andrena humilis	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Saffron
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.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden