Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mimusops

Andrena varians compared with Mimusops coriacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mimusops
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Andrena	Mimusops
Species	Andrena varians	Mimusops coriacea

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mimusops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mimusops
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.

Mimusops

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Seychelles, 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.