Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Darwin's berberis

Andrena varians compared with Berberis darwinii

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Darwin's berberis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Darwin's berberis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Berberidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Berberis
Species	Andrena varians	Berberis darwinii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Darwin's berberis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Darwin's berberis
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.

Darwin's berberis

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.