Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Floating Fern

Andrena varians compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Salvinia
Species	Andrena varians	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.