Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Речная крачка

Andrena humilis compared with Sterna hirundo

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Речная крачка is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Речная крачка
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Charadriiformes (ржанкообразные)
Family	Andrenidae	Laridae
Genus	Andrena	Sterna
Species	Andrena humilis	Sterna hirundo

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Речная крачка share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Речная крачка

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Речная крачка
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.

Речная крачка

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as 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.

Речная крачка

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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