Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Issayev's Brier

Andrena varians compared with Rosa isaevii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Issayev's Brier is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Issayev's Brier
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Andrena varians	Rosa isaevii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Issayev's Brier

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Issayev's Brier
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.

Issayev's Brier

Habitat

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

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.