Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Jonc Piquant

Andrena humilis compared with Juncus acutus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Jonc Piquant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Jonc Piquant
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	Juncaceae
Genus	Andrena	Juncus
Species	Andrena humilis	Juncus acutus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Jonc Piquant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Jonc Piquant
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.

Jonc Piquant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and Portugal.

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.