Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs hoary basil

Andrena humilis compared with Ocimum africanum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while hoary basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	hoary basil
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	Ocimum
Species	Andrena humilis	Ocimum africanum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	hoary basil
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.

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.

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.