Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Apalis Gorgicastaño

Andrena humilis compared with Apalis porphyrolaema

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Apalis Gorgicastaño is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Apalis Gorgicastaño
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Andrena	Apalis
Species	Andrena humilis	Apalis porphyrolaema

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Apalis Gorgicastaño

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Apalis Gorgicastaño
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.

Apalis Gorgicastaño

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.

Apalis Gorgicastaño

The Chestnut-throated Apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway