Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Chinese-pepper

Andrena varians compared with Zanthoxylum simulans

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Chinese-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Chinese-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Andrena	Zanthoxylum
Species	Andrena varians	Zanthoxylum simulans

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Chinese-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Chinese-pepper
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.

Chinese-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.

Chinese-pepper

The Chinese-pepper (Zanthoxylum simulans) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. Distributed across Taiwan and United States.