black-spiked sedge vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Carex melanostachya compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• black-spiked sedge is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-spiked sedge	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cyperaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Carex	Andrena
Species	Carex melanostachya	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

black-spiked sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-spiked sedge	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-spiked sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Russia, and Sweden.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

black-spiked sedge

The Black-spiked sedge (Carex melanostachya) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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:

🇸🇪 Sweden