Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Smallflowered Milkvetch

Andrena humilis compared with Astragalus nuttallianus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Smallflowered Milkvetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smallflowered Milkvetch
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Astragalus
Species	Andrena humilis	Astragalus nuttallianus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Smallflowered Milkvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smallflowered Milkvetch
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.

Smallflowered Milkvetch

Habitat

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

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.