Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs leafystem saxifrage

Andrena humilis compared with Micranthes foliolosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while leafystem saxifrage is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	leafystem saxifrage
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Saxifragales (ユキノシタ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Andrena	Micranthes
Species	Andrena humilis	Micranthes foliolosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

leafystem saxifrage

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	leafystem saxifrage
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.

leafystem saxifrage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden