Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Parmafilander

Andrena varians compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Parmafilander is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Parmafilander
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Andrenidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Andrena	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Andrena varians	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Parmafilander share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Parmafilander

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Parmafilander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Parmafilander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

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

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.