Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Redstem Cassava

Andrena humilis compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Redstem 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 rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Redstem 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.

Redstem Cassava

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.