Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Common Goldeneye

Andrena humilis compared with Bucephala clangula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Common Goldeneye
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Anatidae
Genus	Andrena	Bucephala
Species	Andrena humilis	Bucephala clangula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Common Goldeneye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Common Goldeneye
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.

Common Goldeneye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Common Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden