Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Andrena varians compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Macroscelidea (Fil sivri fareleri)
Family	Andrenidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Andrena	Rhynchocyon
Species	Andrena varians	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered 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.