Blackthorn Mining Bee vs dense draba

Andrena varians compared with Draba pycnosperma

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while dense draba is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	dense draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Draba
Species	Andrena varians	Draba pycnosperma

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

dense draba

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	dense draba
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.

dense draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.