Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Peruvian Piedtail

Andrena humilis compared with Phlogophilus harterti

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Peruvian Piedtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Peruvian Piedtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Andrena	Phlogophilus
Species	Andrena humilis	Phlogophilus harterti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Peruvian Piedtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Peruvian Piedtail
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.

Peruvian Piedtail

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