Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Namaqua Commiphora

Andrena humilis compared with Commiphora capensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Namaqua Commiphora is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Namaqua Commiphora
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Andrena	Commiphora
Species	Andrena humilis	Commiphora capensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Namaqua Commiphora

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Namaqua Commiphora
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.

Namaqua Commiphora

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.