Bilberry Mining Bee vs Little Ground Squirrel

Andrena lapponica compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Mining Bee	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Andrenidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Andrena	Spermophilus
Species	Andrena lapponica	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bilberry Mining Bee and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bilberry Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Mining Bee	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Bilberry Mining Bee

The Bilberry Mining Bee (Andrena lapponica) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.