Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Stinking iris

Andrena humilis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Mantodea (螳螂目)
Family	Andrenidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Andrena	Iris
Species	Andrena humilis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium