Black-headed Mining Bee vs Zartspinne

Andrena nigriceps compared with Anyphaena accentuata

Key Differences

• Black-headed Mining Bee is Near Threatened while Zartspinne is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Mining Bee	Zartspinne
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Araneae (Webspinnen)
Family	Andrenidae	Anyphaenidae
Genus	Andrena	Anyphaena
Species	Andrena nigriceps	Anyphaena accentuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Mining Bee and Zartspinne share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Gliederfüßer)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Zartspinne

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Mining Bee	Zartspinne
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Zartspinne

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Black-headed Mining Bee

The Black-headed Mining Bee (Andrena nigriceps) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Zartspinne

The Buzzing Spider (Anyphaena accentuata) is a species in the genus Anyphaena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden