Blackthorn Mining Bee vs European Bee-eater

Andrena varians compared with Merops apiaster

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while European Bee-eater is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	European Bee-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Meropidae
Genus	Andrena	Merops
Species	Andrena varians	Merops apiaster

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and European Bee-eater share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

European Bee-eater

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	European Bee-eater
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.

European Bee-eater

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.

European Bee-eater

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden