Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gray-backed Tern

Andrena humilis compared with Onychoprion lunatus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gray-backed Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray-backed Tern
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	Laridae
Genus	Andrena	Onychoprion
Species	Andrena humilis	Onychoprion lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray-backed Tern
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.

Gray-backed Tern

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