Blackthorn Mining Bee vs girdled snail

Andrena varians compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	girdled snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Andrenidae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Andrena	Hygromia
Species	Andrena varians	Hygromia cinctella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	girdled snail
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.

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden