Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Redbay

Andrena varians compared with Persea borbonia

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Redbay is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Redbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Persea
Species	Andrena varians	Persea borbonia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Redbay

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Redbay
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.

Redbay

Habitat

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

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.