Black Crystalwort vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Riccia nigrella compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Crystalwort	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ricciaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Riccia	Andrena
Species	Riccia nigrella	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Crystalwort	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Crystalwort

The Black Crystalwort (Riccia nigrella) is a species in the genus Riccia. Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

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.