a bird flea vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Andrena
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

a bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus hirundinis) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden