Graue Sandbiene vs mining bee

Andrena cineraria compared with Andrena flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graue Sandbiene	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 flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Graue Sandbiene and mining bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Graue Sandbiene

LC — Least Concern

mining bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graue Sandbiene	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.

mining bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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