Bilberry Mining Bee vs Eurasian water shrew

Andrena lapponica compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Bilberry Mining Bee is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Mining Bee	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Andrenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Andrena	Neomys
Species	Andrena lapponica	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bilberry Mining Bee and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Bilberry Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Mining Bee	Eurasian water shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bilberry Mining Bee

The Bilberry Mining Bee (Andrena lapponica) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden