Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Memorial Rose

Andrena varians compared with Rosa luciae

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Memorial Rose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Memorial 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 luciae

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Memorial Rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Memorial 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.

Memorial Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.