Ashy Mining Bee vs Crocidure des Jardins

Andrena cineraria compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Mining Bee	Crocidure des Jardins
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Andrenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Andrena	Crocidura
Species	Andrena cineraria	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Mining Bee and Crocidure des Jardins share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Ashy Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Crocidure des Jardins

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Mining Bee	Crocidure des Jardins
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Crocidure des Jardins

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Ashy Mining Bee

Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway