Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cabbage

Andrena humilis compared with Brassica oleracea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Brassica
Species	Andrena humilis	Brassica oleracea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cabbage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cabbage
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.

Cabbage

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Turkey, Yemen), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Cabbage

The Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) is a species in the genus Brassica. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden