Alpine Bladder-fern vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Cystopteris alpina compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Polypodiales (سرخسيات)	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Andrena
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bladder-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine Bladder-fern

The Alpine Bladder-fern (Cystopteris alpina) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden