Ko-nanukazame vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Ko-nanukazame is Critically Endangered while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ko-nanukazame	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (メジロザメ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cephaloscyllium	Andrena
Species	Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ko-nanukazame and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Ko-nanukazame

CR — Critically Endangered

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ko-nanukazame	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ko-nanukazame

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Ko-nanukazame

The Balloon shark (Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis) is a species in the genus Cephaloscyllium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

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.