Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cook's Swift

Andrena humilis compared with Apus cooki

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cook's Swift is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cook's Swift

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cook's Swift
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.

Cook's Swift

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway