Black Tooth vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Phellodon niger compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

Black Tooth is Critically Endangered while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tooth	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Phellodon	Andrena
Species	Phellodon niger	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Black Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tooth	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tooth

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Tooth

The Black Tooth (Phellodon niger) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically 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.