Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Dark-Eyed Junco

Andrena varians compared with Junco hyemalis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dark-Eyed Junco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dark-Eyed Junco
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	Passerellidae
Genus	Andrena	Junco
Species	Andrena varians	Junco hyemalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Dark-Eyed Junco share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dark-Eyed Junco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dark-Eyed Junco
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.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden