Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Duckwheat

Andrena humilis compared with Fagopyrum tataricum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Duckwheat
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)
Family	Andrenidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Fagopyrum
Species	Andrena humilis	Fagopyrum tataricum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Duckwheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Duckwheat
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.

Duckwheat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (26 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