African bindweed vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Convolvulus sabatius compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• African bindweed is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African bindweed	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Convolvulus	Andrena
Species	Convolvulus sabatius	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

African bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African bindweed	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Greece, Portugal, and Sweden.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

African bindweed

The African bindweed (Convolvulus sabatius) is a species in the genus Convolvulus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Denmark, Greece, Portugal, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden