Autour des palombes vs Red-backed Mining Bee

Accipiter gentilis compared with Andrena similis

Key Differences

• Autour des palombes is Near Threatened while Red-backed Mining Bee is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autour des palombes	Red-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 similis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Red-backed Mining Bee

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour des palombes	Red-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.

Red-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

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