Blackthorn Mining Bee vs

Andrena varians compared with Nitzschia suchlandti

Key Differences

  • Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Insecta (Insects) Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family Andrenidae Bacillariaceae
Genus Andrena Nitzschia
Species Andrena varians Nitzschia suchlandti

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Nitzschia suchlandti is a pennate diatom in the family Bacillariaceae inhabiting freshwater environments, characterized by its narrow, elongate frustule with a sigmoid or sinuous raphe canal. Like other members of the large genus Nitzschia, it contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities and serves as a bioindicator of water chemistry and organic pollution status.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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