Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Short Sharp-tail Bee

Andrena varians compared with Coelioxys afra

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Short Sharp-tail Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Short Sharp-tail Bee
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	Andrenidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Andrena	Coelioxys
Species	Andrena varians	Coelioxys afra

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Short Sharp-tail Bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (غشائيات الأجنحة)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Short Sharp-tail Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Short Sharp-tail Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (8 countries) and Europe (Luxembourg).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg