Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Double Bubble Mint

Andrena humilis compared with Agastache cana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Double Bubble Mint is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Double Bubble Mint
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	Agastache
Species	Andrena humilis	Agastache cana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Double Bubble Mint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Double Bubble Mint
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.

Double Bubble Mint

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.