Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Blé barbu

Andrena humilis compared with Triticum turgidum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Blé barbu is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Blé barbu
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	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Triticum
Species	Andrena humilis	Triticum turgidum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Blé barbu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Blé barbu
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.

Blé barbu

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden