Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Ipot Palm

Andrena varians compared with Areca ipot

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Ipot Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Ipot 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	Areca
Species	Andrena varians	Areca ipot

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Ipot Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Ipot 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.

Ipot Palm

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.