Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red-and-green Macaw

Andrena humilis compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Andrenidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Andrena	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Andrena humilis	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red-and-green Macaw
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.

Red-and-green Macaw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Red-and-green Macaw

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway