Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eurasian Thick-knee

Andrena humilis compared with Burhinus oedicnemus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eurasian Thick-knee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eurasian Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Burhinidae
Genus	Andrena	Burhinus
Species	Andrena humilis	Burhinus oedicnemus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eurasian Thick-knee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eurasian Thick-knee
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.

Eurasian Thick-knee

Habitat

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

Range

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

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 4 countries:

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