Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Waved Albatross

Andrena varians compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Diomedeidae
Genus	Andrena	Phoebastria
Species	Andrena varians	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Waved Albatross
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.

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway