Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs slenderbeak sedge

Andrena humilis compared with Carex athrostachya

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while slenderbeak sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	slenderbeak sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Poales (злакоцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carex
Species	Andrena humilis	Carex athrostachya

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

slenderbeak sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	slenderbeak 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.

slenderbeak sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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