Ashy Mining Bee vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Andrena cineraria compared with Sorex minutissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Mining Bee	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Andrenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Andrena	Sorex
Species	Andrena cineraria	Sorex minutissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Mining Bee and Eurasian Least Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Mining Bee	Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Ashy Mining Bee

Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden