Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pink Stonecrop

Andrena varians compared with Sedum cepaea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pink Stonecrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Andrenidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sedum
Species	Andrena varians	Sedum cepaea

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pink Stonecrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pink Stonecrop
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.

Pink Stonecrop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Germany.

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.