Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mann's bluegrass

Andrena varians compared with Poa mannii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mann's bluegrass is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mann's bluegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Poa
Species	Andrena varians	Poa mannii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mann's bluegrass

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mann's bluegrass
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.

Mann's bluegrass

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.