Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Murrill'S Slender Caesar

Andrena varians compared with Amanita murrilliana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Murrill'S Slender Caesar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Murrill'S Slender Caesar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Andrena	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Andrena varians	Amanita murrilliana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Murrill'S Slender Caesar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Murrill'S Slender Caesar
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.

Murrill'S Slender Caesar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.