Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Crested Drongo

Andrena humilis compared with Dicrurus forficatus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Crested Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crested Drongo
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	Dicruridae
Genus	Andrena	Dicrurus
Species	Andrena humilis	Dicrurus forficatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Crested Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crested Drongo
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.

Crested Drongo

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