Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Hedgehog gourd

Andrena varians compared with Cucumis dipsaceus

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Hedgehog gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hedgehog gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cucumis
Species	Andrena varians	Cucumis dipsaceus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hedgehog gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hedgehog gourd
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.

Hedgehog gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Sweden), North America (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.