Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs muguet du Japon

Andrena humilis compared with Ophiopogon japonicus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while muguet du Japon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	muguet du Japon
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ophiopogon
Species	Andrena humilis	Ophiopogon japonicus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

muguet du Japon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	muguet du Japon
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.

muguet du Japon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan), Europe (Croatia, Italy), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.