Black Mining Bee vs Red-horned Mini-miner

Andrena pilipes compared with Andrena nanula

Key Differences

• Black Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Red-horned Mini-miner is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mining Bee	Red-horned Mini-miner
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena pilipes	Andrena nanula

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Mining Bee and Red-horned Mini-miner share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Black Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-horned Mini-miner

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mining Bee	Red-horned Mini-miner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Red-horned Mini-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Mining Bee

The Black Mining Bee (Andrena pilipes) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden