Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Early Sunshiner

Andrena varians compared with Amara famelica

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Early Sunshiner is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Early Sunshiner
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)
Family	Andrenidae	Carabidae
Genus	Andrena	Amara
Species	Andrena varians	Amara famelica

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Early Sunshiner share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Early Sunshiner

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Early Sunshiner
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.

Early Sunshiner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden