Bates's Swift vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Apus batesi compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Bates's Swift is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bates's Swift	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apodidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Apus	Andrena
Species	Apus batesi	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bates's Swift and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bates's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bates's Swift	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bates's Swift

The Bates's Swift (Apus batesi) is a species in the genus Apus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway