Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mexican Muhly

Andrena varians compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mexican Muhly
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Andrena varians	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mexican Muhly
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.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden