Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Красный ара

Andrena varians compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee Красный ара
Kingdom same Animalia (животные) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Arthropoda (членистоногие) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Insecta (насекомые) Aves (птицы)
Order Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые) Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family Andrenidae Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus Andrena Ara (Macaws)
Species Andrena varians Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Красный ара share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee Красный ара
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 50 years
Average Length 85 cm
Average Weight 1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Красный ара

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of 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.

Красный ара

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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