Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Deer Horn

Andrena varians compared with Clarkia pulchella

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Deer Horn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Deer Horn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Andrena	Clarkia
Species	Andrena varians	Clarkia pulchella

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Deer Horn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Deer Horn
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.

Deer Horn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.