Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Capote

Andrena humilis compared with Xanthosoma robustum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Capote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Araceae
Genus	Andrena	Xanthosoma
Species	Andrena humilis	Xanthosoma robustum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Capote
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.

Capote

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and 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.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.