Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Goa-bean

Andrena varians compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Psophocarpus
Species	Andrena varians	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.