Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Cork Elm

Andrena varians compared with Ulmus thomasii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cork Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ulmus
Species	Andrena varians	Ulmus thomasii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cork Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cork Elm
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.

Cork Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.