Blackthorn Mining Bee vs fern-leaf acacia

Andrena varians compared with Vachellia pennatula

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while fern-leaf acacia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	fern-leaf acacia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Vachellia
Species	Andrena varians	Vachellia pennatula

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

fern-leaf acacia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	fern-leaf acacia
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.

fern-leaf acacia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.