Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Graceful Tooth

Andrena varians compared with Hydnellum gracilipes

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Graceful Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Andrenidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Andrena	Hydnellum
Species	Andrena varians	Hydnellum gracilipes

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Graceful Tooth
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.

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.