Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Andrena humilis compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Andrena	Physalis
Species	Andrena humilis	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
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.

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Japan 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden