Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mount Mawson Pine

Andrena varians compared with Pherosphaera hookeriana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mount Mawson Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mount Mawson Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pherosphaera
Species	Andrena varians	Pherosphaera hookeriana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mount Mawson Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mount Mawson Pine
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.

Mount Mawson Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.