Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Herero aloe

Andrena varians compared with Aloe hereroensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Herero aloe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Andrena	Aloe
Species	Andrena varians	Aloe hereroensis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Herero aloe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Herero aloe
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.

Herero aloe

Habitat

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

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.