Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Dioecious Amaranth

Andrena varians compared with Amaranthus palmeri

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dioecious Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dioecious Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Amaranthus
Species	Andrena varians	Amaranthus palmeri

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dioecious Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dioecious Amaranth
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.

Dioecious Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, Cuba).

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.