Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Jerdon's Minivet

Andrena humilis compared with Pericrocotus albifrons

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Jerdon's Minivet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Jerdon's Minivet
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	Campephagidae
Genus	Andrena	Pericrocotus
Species	Andrena humilis	Pericrocotus albifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Jerdon's Minivet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Jerdon's Minivet
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.

Jerdon's Minivet

Habitat

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

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.