Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Murray Plum

Andrena varians compared with Prunus murrayana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Murray Plum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Murray Plum
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Andrena varians	Prunus murrayana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Murray Plum
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.

Murray Plum

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.