Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Guadalupe Palm

Andrena varians compared with Brahea edulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Guadalupe Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Brahea
Species	Andrena varians	Brahea edulis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Guadalupe Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Guadalupe Palm
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.

Guadalupe Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Seychelles.

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.