Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Rila Oak

Andrena varians compared with Quercus protoroburoides

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Rila Oak is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rila Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Andrena	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Andrena varians	Quercus protoroburoides

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Rila Oak

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rila Oak
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.

Rila Oak

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.