Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Red spider mite

Andrena varians compared with Tetranychus ludeni

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Red spider mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Red spider mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Tetranychidae
Genus	Andrena	Tetranychus
Species	Andrena varians	Tetranychus ludeni

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Red spider mite share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Red spider mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Red spider mite
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.

Red spider mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden