Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Divided Tunicate

Andrena varians compared with Styela canopus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Divided Tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Divided Tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Andrenidae	Styelidae
Genus	Andrena	Styela
Species	Andrena varians	Styela canopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Divided Tunicate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Divided Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Divided Tunicate
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.

Divided Tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Lebanon), Europe (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

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.