Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Redstem Cassava

Andrena varians compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Redstem Cassava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Manihot
Species	Andrena varians	Manihot rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Redstem Cassava
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.

Redstem Cassava

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.