Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Downy Truffle

Andrena varians compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Pezizales (пецицевые)
Family	Andrenidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tuber
Species	Andrena varians	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Downy Truffle
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.

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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.