alpine forget-me-not vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Myosotis alpestris compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• alpine forget-me-not is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine forget-me-not	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Boraginaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Myosotis	Andrena
Species	Myosotis alpestris	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

alpine forget-me-not

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine forget-me-not	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine forget-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine forget-me-not

The Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris) is a species in the genus Myosotis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Norway, 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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden