Blackthorn Mining Bee vs few-seed draba

Andrena varians compared with Draba oligosperma

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	few-seed 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 oligosperma

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

few-seed draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	few-seed 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-seed draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.