Blackthorn Mining Bee vs lepiota mamelonada

Andrena varians compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while lepiota mamelonada is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	lepiota mamelonada
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Andrena	Macrolepiota
Species	Andrena varians	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

lepiota mamelonada

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	lepiota mamelonada
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.

lepiota mamelonada

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden