Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Brown Scalewort

Andrena varians compared with Radula aquilegia

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Brown Scalewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Brown Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Andrenidae	Radulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Radula
Species	Andrena varians	Radula aquilegia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Brown Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Brown Scalewort
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 Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 Scalewort

The Brown Scalewort (Radula aquilegia) is a species in the genus Radula. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. As a member of the genus Radula, it shares characteristics with related species within this taxonomic group.