Bitterberry vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Shepherdia canadensis compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Bitterberry is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitterberry	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Elaeagnaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Shepherdia	Andrena
Species	Shepherdia canadensis	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Bitterberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitterberry	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bitterberry

The Bitterberry (Shepherdia canadensis) is a species in the genus Shepherdia. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway