Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

Andrena humilis compared with Pseudotriccus ruficeps

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Andrenidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Andrena	Pseudotriccus
Species	Andrena humilis	Pseudotriccus ruficeps

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant
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.

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

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.

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant

Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps) 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