Blackthorn Mining Bee vs cream mountain heather

Andrena varians compared with Phyllodoce glanduliflora

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while cream mountain heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	cream mountain heather
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Phyllodocida (Phyllodocida)
Family	Andrenidae	Phyllodocidae
Genus	Andrena	Phyllodoce
Species	Andrena varians	Phyllodoce glanduliflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and cream mountain heather share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

cream mountain heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	cream mountain heather
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.

cream mountain heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.