Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tepui Goldenthroat

Andrena humilis compared with Polytmus milleri

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tepui Goldenthroat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tepui Goldenthroat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Andrena	Polytmus
Species	Andrena humilis	Polytmus milleri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tepui Goldenthroat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tepui Goldenthroat
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.

Tepui Goldenthroat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway