Blackthorn Mining Bee vs mountain ninebark

Andrena varians compared with Physocarpus monogynus

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while mountain ninebark is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	mountain ninebark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Physocarpus
Species	Andrena varians	Physocarpus monogynus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

mountain ninebark

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	mountain ninebark
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 ninebark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Russia, and Sweden.

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.