Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Türkisblaue Kotinga

Andrena humilis compared with Cotinga cayana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Türkisblaue Kotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Türkisblaue Kotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Passeriformes (Sperlingsvögel)
Family	Andrenidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Andrena	Cotinga
Species	Andrena humilis	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Türkisblaue Kotinga share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Türkisblaue Kotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Türkisblaue Kotinga
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.

Türkisblaue Kotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

Türkisblaue Kotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway