Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Andrena varians compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Andrenidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Andrena	Balantiopteryx
Species	Andrena varians	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
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.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.