Arctic dock vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Rumex arcticus compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic dock	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Polygonaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Rumex	Andrena
Species	Rumex arcticus	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Arctic dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Arctic dock

The Arctic dock (Rumex arcticus) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway