Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Long-eared Owl

Andrena varians compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Andrenidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Andrena	Asio
Species	Andrena varians	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Long-eared Owl share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Long-eared Owl
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.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List. Insufficient data available to assess extinction risk. Further research and field surveys are needed.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden