Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs sharp-flowered rush

Andrena humilis compared with Juncus acutiflorus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while sharp-flowered rush is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sharp-flowered rush
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (कलापक्ष)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Andrena	Juncus
Species	Andrena humilis	Juncus acutiflorus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

sharp-flowered rush

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sharp-flowered rush
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-flowered rush

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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