Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

Andrena humilis compared with Acanthiza uropygialis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Chestnut-rumped Thornbill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Andrenidae	Acanthizidae
Genus	Andrena	Acanthiza
Species	Andrena humilis	Acanthiza uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Chestnut-rumped Thornbill share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
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.

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

The Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a species in the genus Acanthiza. 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