Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Maid

Andrena varians compared with Urobatis jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Maid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Andrena	Urobatis
Species	Andrena varians	Urobatis jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Maid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Maid
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.

Maid

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.