Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Wild Tulip

Andrena humilis compared with Tulipa sylvestris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Wild Tulip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wild Tulip
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Liliales (лилиецветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tulipa
Species	Andrena humilis	Tulipa sylvestris

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Wild Tulip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wild Tulip
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.

Wild Tulip

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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