Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs caraway thyme

Andrena humilis compared with Thymus herba-barona

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	caraway thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Thymus
Species	Andrena humilis	Thymus herba-barona

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

caraway thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	caraway thyme
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.

caraway thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.

caraway thyme

The Caraway Thyme (Thymus herba-barona) is a species in the genus Thymus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden