vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Anisonema multicostatum compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Peranemea (Peranemea)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anisonemida (Anisonemida)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Anisonemidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anisonema	Andrena
Species	Anisonema multicostatum	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Anisonema multicostatum is a heterotrophic euglenozoan flagellate found in freshwater and soil environments. Like other members of the genus Anisonema, it feeds by phagocytosis of bacteria and organic particles.

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