Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rainbow Starfrontlet

Andrena humilis compared with Coeligena iris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rainbow Starfrontlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rainbow Starfrontlet
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	Coeligena
Species	Andrena humilis	Coeligena iris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rainbow Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rainbow Starfrontlet
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.

Rainbow Starfrontlet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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