Black Mining Bee vs Heather Mining Bee

Andrena pilipes compared with Andrena fuscipes

Key Differences

• Black Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Heather Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mining Bee	Heather Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena pilipes	Andrena fuscipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Mining Bee and Heather Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Black Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mining Bee	Heather Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Mining Bee

The Black Mining Bee (Andrena pilipes) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden