Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red-backed Flameback

Andrena humilis compared with Dinopium psarodes

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Red-backed Flameback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red-backed Flameback
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	Picidae
Genus	Andrena	Dinopium
Species	Andrena humilis	Dinopium psarodes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red-backed Flameback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red-backed Flameback
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-backed Flameback

Habitat

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

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.