Arabian Green Bee-eater vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Merops cyanophrys compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arabian Green Bee-eater	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Meropidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Merops	Andrena
Species	Merops cyanophrys	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Arabian Green Bee-eater and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arabian Green Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arabian Green Bee-eater	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arabian Green Bee-eater

Habitat

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

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Arabian Green Bee-eater

The Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys) is a species in the genus Merops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.