Blackthorn Mining Bee vs few-flowered draba

Andrena varians compared with Draba pauciflora

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while few-flowered draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	few-flowered draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Draba
Species	Andrena varians	Draba pauciflora

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

few-flowered draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	few-flowered draba
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.

few-flowered draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden