Bifid Crestwort vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Lophocolea bidentata compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bifid Crestwort	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Lophocolea	Andrena
Species	Lophocolea bidentata	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Bifid Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bifid Crestwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bifid Crestwort

The Bifid Crestwort (Lophocolea bidentata) is a species in the genus Lophocolea. Native to Asia and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden