Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs veldt-grape

Andrena humilis compared with Cissus quadrangularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	veldt-grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Andrenidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cissus
Species	Andrena humilis	Cissus quadrangularis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

veldt-grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	veldt-grape
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.

veldt-grape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Maldives), and North America (Cuba, United States).

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.