Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil

Andrena varians compared with Narcissus cyclamineus

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Narcissus
Species	Andrena varians	Narcissus cyclamineus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil
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.

Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.