Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Snowy Cotinga

Andrena humilis compared with Carpodectes nitidus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Snowy Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Snowy Cotinga
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	Cotingidae
Genus	Andrena	Carpodectes
Species	Andrena humilis	Carpodectes nitidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Snowy Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Snowy Cotinga
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.

Snowy Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway