Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cornflag

Andrena humilis compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Asparagales (天门冬目)
Family	Andrenidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Gladiolus
Species	Andrena humilis	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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