Abutilon-Hemp vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Abutilon theophrasti compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

Abutilon-Hemp is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abutilon-Hemp	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Malvaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Abutilon	Andrena
Species	Abutilon theophrasti	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Abutilon-Hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abutilon-Hemp	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abutilon-Hemp

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Abutilon-Hemp

The Abutilon-Hemp (Abutilon theophrasti) is a species in the genus Abutilon. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Albania, Australia, Belgium, and 2 other countries, inhabiting Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

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.