Blackthorn Mining Bee vs fork-leaf cycas

Andrena varians compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	fork-leaf cycas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cycas
Species	Andrena varians	Cycas micholitzii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	fork-leaf cycas
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.

fork-leaf cycas

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.