Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Olympic mullein

Andrena humilis compared with Verbascum olympicum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Olympic mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Olympic mullein
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	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Verbascum
Species	Andrena humilis	Verbascum olympicum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Olympic mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Olympic mullein
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.

Olympic mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Poland, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden