Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cassava

Andrena humilis compared with Manihot esculenta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cassava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Manihot
Species	Andrena humilis	Manihot esculenta

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cassava

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cassava
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.

Cassava

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 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.

Cassava

The Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a species in the genus Manihot. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.