Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Don Wheatgrass

Andrena varians compared with Agropyron tanaiticum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Don Wheatgrass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Don Wheatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Agropyron
Species	Andrena varians	Agropyron tanaiticum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Don Wheatgrass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Don Wheatgrass
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.

Don Wheatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.