Arrow-Grass vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Triglochin maritima compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Arrow-Grass is Near Threatened while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrow-Grass	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Alismatales (مزماريات)	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Triglochin	Andrena
Species	Triglochin maritima	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrow-Grass	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). 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.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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