Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Scarce Tissue

Andrena varians compared with Rheumaptera cervinalis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Scarce Tissue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Scarce Tissue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Geometridae
Genus	Andrena	Rheumaptera
Species	Andrena varians	Rheumaptera cervinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Scarce Tissue share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Tissue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Scarce Tissue
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.

Scarce Tissue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway