Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Duckweed

Andrena varians compared with Lemna aequinoctialis

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Araceae
Genus	Andrena	Lemna
Species	Andrena varians	Lemna aequinoctialis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Duckweed
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.

Duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.