Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Stinking Truffle

Andrena varians compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Andrenidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tuber
Species	Andrena varians	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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