Bar-throated Apalis vs Red-backed Mining Bee

Apalis thoracica compared with Andrena similis

Key Differences

• Bar-throated Apalis is Least Concern while Red-backed Mining Bee is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-throated Apalis	Red-backed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cisticolidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Apalis	Andrena
Species	Apalis thoracica	Andrena similis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bar-throated Apalis and Red-backed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bar-throated Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Red-backed Mining Bee

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-throated Apalis	Red-backed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-throated Apalis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Red-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bar-throated Apalis

The Bar-throated Apalis (Apalis thoracica) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway