Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Foxtail flatsedge

Andrena humilis compared with Cyperus alopecuroides

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Foxtail flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Foxtail flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cyperus
Species	Andrena humilis	Cyperus alopecuroides

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Foxtail flatsedge
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.

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.

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.