Blackthorn Mining Bee vs

Andrena varians compared with Tomentella badia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Andrenidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Andrena	Tomentella
Species	Andrena varians	Tomentella badia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee
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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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Tomentella badia is a corticioid fungus in the family Thelephoraceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It forms resupinate fruiting bodies with a brown, felty surface on decaying wood and soil in forest habitats. Like other Tomentella species, it forms ectomycorrhizal associations with trees and is involved in nutrient cycling.