Blackthorn Mining Bee vs provision-tree

Andrena varians compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while provision-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	provision-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pachira
Species	Andrena varians	Pachira aquatica

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	provision-tree
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.

provision-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.