Autour des palombes vs Grey-backed Mining Bee

Accipiter gentilis compared with Andrena vaga

Key Differences

• Autour des palombes is Near Threatened while Grey-backed Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autour des palombes	Grey-backed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Andrenidae
Genus	Accipiter	Andrena
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Andrena vaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Autour des palombes and Grey-backed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Grey-backed Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour des palombes	Grey-backed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autour des palombes

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Grey-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Autour des palombes

Eurasian Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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