Black Mining Bee vs Small Gorse Mining Bee

Andrena pilipes compared with Andrena ovatula

Key Differences

• Black Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Small Gorse Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mining Bee	Small Gorse Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena pilipes	Andrena ovatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Mining Bee and Small Gorse Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Black Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Small Gorse Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mining Bee	Small Gorse Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Small Gorse Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black Mining Bee

The Black Mining Bee (Andrena pilipes) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden