Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Root-headed Centaury

Andrena humilis compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Root-headed Centaury
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)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Asterales (菊目)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Centaurea
Species	Andrena humilis	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

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.