Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Purplish Jacamar

Andrena humilis compared with Galbula chalcothorax

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Purplish Jacamar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Purplish Jacamar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Galbulidae
Genus	Andrena	Galbula
Species	Andrena humilis	Galbula chalcothorax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Purplish Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Purplish Jacamar
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.

Purplish Jacamar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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