Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Jack's Scalewort

Andrena varians compared with Frullania jackii

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Jack's Scalewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Jack's Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Andrenidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Frullania
Species	Andrena varians	Frullania jackii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Jack's Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Jack's Scalewort
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.

Jack's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.