Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Dickie's bladder-fern

Andrena varians compared with Cystopteris dickieana

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dickie's bladder-fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dickie's bladder-fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cystopteris
Species	Andrena varians	Cystopteris dickieana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dickie's bladder-fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dickie's bladder-fern
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.

Dickie's bladder-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.