Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cape Box

Andrena humilis compared with Buxus macowanii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cape Box is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cape Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Buxales (Buxales)
Family	Andrenidae	Buxaceae
Genus	Andrena	Buxus
Species	Andrena humilis	Buxus macowanii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cape Box

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cape Box
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.

Cape Box

Habitat

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

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.

Cape Box

The Cape Box (Buxus macowanii) is a species in the genus Buxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.