Graue Sandbiene vs Harmless Serotine

Andrena cineraria compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Graue Sandbiene is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graue Sandbiene	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Andrenidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Andrena	Eptesicus
Species	Andrena cineraria	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Graue Sandbiene and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Graue Sandbiene

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graue Sandbiene	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.