Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Andrena humilis compared with Carex atrofusca

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Scorched Alpine-Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scorched Alpine-Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Poales (벼목)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carex
Species	Andrena humilis	Carex atrofusca

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scorched Alpine-Sedge
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.

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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