Blackthorn Mining Bee vs hooked-pepperwort

Andrena varians compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

  • Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Tracheophyta
Class Insecta (Insects) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Andrenidae Marsileaceae
Genus Andrena Marsilea
Species Andrena varians Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee hooked-pepperwort
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.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

hooked-pepperwort

No description available.

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