beautiful peat moss vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Sphagnum pulchrum compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beautiful peat moss	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sphagnaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Sphagnum	Andrena
Species	Sphagnum pulchrum	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

beautiful peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beautiful peat moss	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beautiful peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

beautiful peat moss

The Beautiful peat moss (Sphagnum pulchrum) is a species in the genus Sphagnum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.