Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Zarcero Icterino

Andrena humilis compared with Hippolais icterina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Zarcero Icterino is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Zarcero Icterino
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Acrocephalidae
Genus	Andrena	Hippolais
Species	Andrena humilis	Hippolais icterina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Zarcero Icterino

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Zarcero Icterino
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.

Zarcero Icterino

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.

Zarcero Icterino

El zarcero icterino (Hippolais icterina) está clasificado como Casi Amenazado (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Próximo a calificar como amenazado, con poblaciones que podrían volverse vulnerables sin medidas de conservación.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden