Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Flowering plum

Andrena varians compared with Prunus triloba

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Flowering plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Flowering plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Andrena varians	Prunus triloba

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Flowering plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Flowering plum
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.

Flowering plum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Spain, Sweden, and United States.

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.