Blackthorn Mining Bee vs brown grimmia

Andrena varians compared with Grimmia elongata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	brown grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Grimmia
Species	Andrena varians	Grimmia elongata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

brown grimmia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	brown grimmia
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.

brown grimmia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

brown grimmia

The Brown Grimmia (Grimmia elongata) is a species in the genus Grimmia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.