Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Gurney's Eagle

Andrena varians compared with Aquila gurneyi

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Gurney's Eagle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Gurney's Eagle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Andrenidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Andrena	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Andrena varians	Aquila gurneyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Gurney's Eagle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Gurney's Eagle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Gurney's Eagle
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.

Gurney's Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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