Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Meadow Rose

Andrena varians compared with Rosa blanda

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Meadow Rose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Meadow Rose
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 blanda

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Meadow Rose
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.

Meadow Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.