Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Graham's manihot

Andrena varians compared with Manihot grahamii

Key Differences

  • Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Graham's manihot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee Graham's manihot
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Andrenidae Euphorbiaceae
Genus Andrena Manihot
Species Andrena varians Manihot grahamii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Graham's manihot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee Graham's manihot
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.

Graham's manihot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Belgium), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Graham's manihot

No description available.

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