Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Andrena varians compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Andrenidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Andrena	Sepia
Species	Andrena varians	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Whitley’s cuttlefish
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.

Whitley’s cuttlefish

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.