Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Slender Borage

Andrena humilis compared with Borago pygmaea

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Slender Borage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Slender Borage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Borago
Species	Andrena humilis	Borago pygmaea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Slender Borage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Slender Borage
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.

Slender Borage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.