Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mountain Cup

Andrena varians compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Andrenidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Andrena	Geopora
Species	Andrena varians	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mountain Cup
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.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.