Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Silver-eye

Andrena humilis compared with Zosterops lateralis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Silver-eye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silver-eye
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	Zosteropidae
Genus	Andrena	Zosterops
Species	Andrena humilis	Zosterops lateralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Silver-eye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silver-eye
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.

Silver-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

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