Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ring-billed Gull

Andrena humilis compared with Larus delawarensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ring-billed Gull is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ring-billed Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Laridae
Genus	Andrena	Larus
Species	Andrena humilis	Larus delawarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ring-billed Gull

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ring-billed Gull
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.

Ring-billed Gull

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), 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.

Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden