Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs milky draba

Andrena humilis compared with Draba lactea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while milky draba is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	milky draba
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Brassicales (십자화목)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Draba
Species	Andrena humilis	Draba lactea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

milky draba

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	milky draba
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.

milky draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden