Blackthorn Mining Bee vs catmint

Andrena varians compared with Nepeta faassenii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while catmint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	catmint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Nepeta
Species	Andrena varians	Nepeta faassenii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

catmint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	catmint
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.

catmint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

catmint

The Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) is a species in the genus Nepeta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden