Big-laurel vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Magnolia grandiflora compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

  • Big-laurel is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-laurel Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Magnoliales (Magnoliales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Magnoliaceae Andrenidae
Genus Magnolia Andrena
Species Magnolia grandiflora Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Big-laurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-laurel Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), 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.

Big-laurel

The Big-laurel (Magnolia grandiflora) is a species in the genus Magnolia. 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.

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