Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Jamaican fruit bat

Andrena varians compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Andrenidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Andrena	Artibeus
Species	Andrena varians	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.