Asian crabgrass vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Digitaria bicornis compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian crabgrass	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Andrenidae
Genus	Digitaria	Andrena
Species	Digitaria bicornis	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Asian crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Senegal), Asia (Timor-Leste), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Asian crabgrass

The Asian crabgrass (Digitaria bicornis) is a species in the genus Digitaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Senegal), Asia (Timor-Leste), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.