Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Prickly Pole

Andrena varians compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Bactris
Species	Andrena varians	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Prickly Pole
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.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.