Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Field Chickweed

Andrena humilis compared with Cerastium arvense

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Field Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Field Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Caryophyllales (석죽목)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cerastium
Species	Andrena humilis	Cerastium arvense

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Field Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Field Chickweed
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.

Field Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

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