Black wattle vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Acacia mangium compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

  • Black wattle is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black wattle Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Fabaceae Andrenidae
Genus Acacia Andrena
Species Acacia mangium Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Black wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black wattle Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (15 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Black wattle

The Black wattle (Acacia mangium) is a species in the genus Acacia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, China, and more.

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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