Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Andrena humilis compared with Hemitriccus orbitatus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
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	Tyrannidae
Genus	Andrena	Hemitriccus
Species	Andrena humilis	Hemitriccus orbitatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
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.

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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