Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Southern Variable Pitohui

Andrena humilis compared with Pitohui uropygialis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Southern Variable Pitohui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Southern Variable Pitohui
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	Oriolidae
Genus	Andrena	Pitohui
Species	Andrena humilis	Pitohui uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Southern Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Southern Variable Pitohui
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.

Southern Variable Pitohui

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.