Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Little Chamal

Andrena varians compared with Zamia vazquezii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Little Chamal is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Little Chamal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Andrenidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Zamia
Species	Andrena varians	Zamia vazquezii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Little Chamal

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Little Chamal
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.

Little Chamal

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.