Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Citrine Wagtail

Andrena varians compared with Motacilla citreola

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Citrine Wagtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Citrine Wagtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Andrenidae	Motacillidae
Genus	Andrena	Motacilla
Species	Andrena varians	Motacilla citreola

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Citrine Wagtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Citrine Wagtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Citrine Wagtail
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.

Citrine Wagtail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

Citrine Wagtail

The Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola) is a species in the genus Motacilla. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden