Blackthorn Mining Bee vs White Brain

Andrena varians compared with Exidia thuretiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	White Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Auriculariales (木耳目)
Family	Andrenidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Exidia
Species	Andrena varians	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	White Brain
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.

White Brain

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.