Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mexican Flameknee

Andrena varians compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Andrenidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Andrena	Brachypelma
Species	Andrena varians	Brachypelma auratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Mexican Flameknee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mexican Flameknee
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.

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.