Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Red Ammannia

Andrena varians compared with Ammannia senegalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Red Ammannia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Andrena	Ammannia
Species	Andrena varians	Ammannia senegalensis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Red Ammannia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Red Ammannia
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.

Red Ammannia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Greece.

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.