Graue Sandbiene vs Grey-patched Mining Bee

Andrena cineraria compared with Andrena nitida

Key Differences

• Graue Sandbiene is Least Concern while Grey-patched Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graue Sandbiene	Grey-patched Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena cineraria	Andrena nitida

Evolutionary Relationship

Graue Sandbiene and Grey-patched Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Graue Sandbiene

LC — Least Concern

Grey-patched Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graue Sandbiene	Grey-patched Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Graue Sandbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Grey-patched Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Graue Sandbiene

Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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