Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lanner Falcon

Andrena humilis compared with Falco biarmicus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lanner Falcon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lanner Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Falconidae
Genus	Andrena	Falco
Species	Andrena humilis	Falco biarmicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lanner Falcon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lanner Falcon
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.

Lanner Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

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.

Lanner Falcon

Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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