Bay-rush vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Zamia integrifolia compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Bay-rush is Near Threatened while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay-rush	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Zamiaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Zamia	Andrena
Species	Zamia integrifolia	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Bay-rush

NT — Near Threatened

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay-rush	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay-rush

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bay-rush

The Bay-rush (Zamia integrifolia) is a species in the genus Zamia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotrop

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.