Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Elephant Palm

Andrena varians compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Arecales (فوفليات)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Borassus
Species	Andrena varians	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Elephant Palm
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.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

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.