Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Masked stingaree

Andrena varians compared with Trygonoptera personata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Masked stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Andrena	Trygonoptera
Species	Andrena varians	Trygonoptera personata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Masked stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Masked stingaree
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.

Masked stingaree

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.