Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs pineapple sage

Andrena humilis compared with Salvia elegans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	pineapple 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 elegans

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

pineapple sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	pineapple 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.

pineapple sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Norway, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden