Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mexican vanilla

Andrena varians compared with Vanilla mexicana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mexican vanilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Vanilla
Species	Andrena varians	Vanilla mexicana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mexican vanilla
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 vanilla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and 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.