Blackthorn Mining Bee vs root-eating beetle

Andrena varians compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)
Family	Andrenidae	Monotomidae
Genus	Andrena	Rhizophagus
Species	Andrena varians	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (côn trùng)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	root-eating beetle
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.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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