Blackthorn Mining Bee vs devil clam

Andrena varians compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Andrenidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Andrena	Tridacna
Species	Andrena varians	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.