Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Red-Head Pondweed

Andrena varians compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Red-Head Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Potamogeton
Species	Andrena varians	Potamogeton richardsonii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Red-Head Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Red-Head Pondweed
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-Head Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway