Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sofala Waxberry

Andrena humilis compared with Morella spathulata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sofala Waxberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sofala Waxberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Andrena	Morella
Species	Andrena humilis	Morella spathulata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sofala Waxberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sofala Waxberry
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.

Sofala Waxberry

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.