Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Andrena varians compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Confusing Furrow 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	Andrenidae	Halictidae
Genus	Andrena	Halictus
Species	Andrena varians	Halictus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Confusing Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (ハチ目)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Confusing Furrow Bee
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.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden