Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Nodding sage

Andrena humilis compared with Salvia nutans

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Nodding sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nodding sage
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	Salvia
Species	Andrena humilis	Salvia nutans

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Nodding sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nodding sage
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.

Nodding sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Estonia, Latvia, Spain, and United States.

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.