Blackthorn Mining Bee vs bog-asphodel

Andrena varians compared with Narthecium americanum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while bog-asphodel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	bog-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Andrenidae	Nartheciaceae
Genus	Andrena	Narthecium
Species	Andrena varians	Narthecium americanum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	bog-asphodel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.