Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Violette Rissoe

Andrena varians compared with Rissoa violacea

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Violette Rissoe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Violette Rissoe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Andrenidae	Rissoidae
Genus	Andrena	Rissoa
Species	Andrena varians	Rissoa violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Violette Rissoe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Violette Rissoe
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.

Violette Rissoe

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway