Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cape Hagfish

Andrena humilis compared with Myxine capensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cape Hagfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Myxinidae
Genus	Andrena	Myxine
Species	Andrena humilis	Myxine capensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Cape Hagfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cape Hagfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cape Hagfish
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 Hagfish

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 Hagfish

The Cape Hagfish (Myxine capensis) is a species in the genus Myxine. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.