Große Weiden-Sandbiene vs Large Meadow Mining Bee

Andrena vaga compared with Andrena labialis

Key Differences

• Große Weiden-Sandbiene is Least Concern while Large Meadow Mining Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Große Weiden-Sandbiene	Large Meadow 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 vaga	Andrena labialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Große Weiden-Sandbiene and Large Meadow Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Große Weiden-Sandbiene

LC — Least Concern

Large Meadow Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Große Weiden-Sandbiene	Large Meadow Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Große Weiden-Sandbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Large Meadow Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden