Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Cutleaf stork's bill

Andrena varians compared with Erodium laciniatum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Cutleaf stork's bill is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cutleaf stork's bill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Erodium
Species	Andrena varians	Erodium laciniatum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cutleaf stork's bill

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cutleaf stork's bill
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.

Cutleaf stork's bill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, 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.