Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Lake Keepit Hakea

Andrena varians compared with Hakea pulvinifera

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Lake Keepit Hakea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lake Keepit Hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hakea
Species	Andrena varians	Hakea pulvinifera

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Lake Keepit Hakea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lake Keepit Hakea
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.

Lake Keepit Hakea

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.