Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Flag Iris

Andrena humilis compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Mantodea (カマキリ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Andrena	Iris
Species	Andrena humilis	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flag Iris
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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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