Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cassumunar Ginger

Andrena humilis compared with Zingiber purpureum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cassumunar Ginger is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cassumunar Ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Andrenidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Andrena	Zingiber
Species	Andrena humilis	Zingiber purpureum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cassumunar Ginger

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cassumunar Ginger
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.

Cassumunar Ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Cassumunar Ginger

The Cassumunar Ginger (Zingiber purpureum) is a species in the genus Zingiber. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.