Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mojave Mound Cactus

Andrena varians compared with Echinocereus polyacanthus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mojave Mound Cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Echinocereus
Species	Andrena varians	Echinocereus polyacanthus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mojave Mound Cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mojave Mound Cactus
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.

Mojave Mound Cactus

Habitat

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

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.