Grey-backed Mining Bee vs Heather Mining Bee

Andrena vaga compared with Andrena fuscipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey-backed Mining Bee	Heather Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena vaga	Andrena fuscipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Grey-backed Mining Bee and Heather Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Grey-backed Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey-backed Mining Bee	Heather Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden