Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Fire-fronted Serin

Andrena varians compared with Serinus pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Fire-fronted Serin
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	Fringillidae
Genus	Andrena	Serinus
Species	Andrena varians	Serinus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Fire-fronted Serin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fire-fronted Serin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Fire-fronted Serin
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.

Fire-fronted Serin

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway