Ashy Mining Bee vs Red-horned Mini-miner

Andrena cineraria compared with Andrena nanula

Key Differences

• Ashy Mining Bee is Least Concern while Red-horned Mini-miner is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Mining Bee	Red-horned Mini-miner
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena cineraria	Andrena nanula

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Mining Bee and Red-horned Mini-miner share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Ashy Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Red-horned Mini-miner

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Mining Bee	Red-horned Mini-miner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Red-horned Mini-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Ashy Mining Bee

Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden