Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Nodding Bulrush

Andrena humilis compared with Scirpus pendulus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Nodding Bulrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nodding Bulrush
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)	Poales (禾本目)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Scirpus
Species	Andrena humilis	Scirpus pendulus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Nodding Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nodding Bulrush
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.

Nodding Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, and 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.