Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs eelgrass

Andrena humilis compared with Zostera marina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while eelgrass is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	eelgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Alismatales (частухоцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Andrena	Zostera
Species	Andrena humilis	Zostera marina

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

eelgrass

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	eelgrass
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.

eelgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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