Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Andrena varians compared with Partula faba

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Captain Cook's Bean Snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Andrenidae	Partulidae
Genus	Andrena	Partula
Species	Andrena varians	Partula faba

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Captain Cook's Bean Snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Captain Cook's Bean Snail
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.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

The Captain Cook's Bean Snail (Partula faba) is a species in the genus Partula. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.