Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gorrión chapulín

Andrena humilis compared with Ammodramus savannarum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gorrión chapulín is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gorrión chapulín
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Andrena	Ammodramus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ammodramus savannarum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gorrión chapulín

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gorrión chapulín
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.

Gorrión chapulín

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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