narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth vs Yellow-browed Sparrow

Hemaris tityus compared with Ammodramus aurifrons

Key Differences

• narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened while Yellow-browed Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	Yellow-browed Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sphingidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Hemaris	Ammodramus
Species	Hemaris tityus	Ammodramus aurifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth and Yellow-browed Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow-browed Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	Yellow-browed Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) 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