Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs purple dropseed

Andrena humilis compared with Sporobolus purpurascens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while purple dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	purple dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Poales (злакоцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Sporobolus
Species	Andrena humilis	Sporobolus purpurascens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

purple dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	purple dropseed
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.

purple dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.