Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Laughing Gull

Andrena humilis compared with Leucophaeus atricilla

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Laughing Gull is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Laughing Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Charadriiformes (Yağmur kuşları)
Family	Andrenidae	Laridae
Genus	Andrena	Leucophaeus
Species	Andrena humilis	Leucophaeus atricilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Laughing Gull share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Laughing Gull

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Laughing Gull
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.

Laughing Gull

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden