Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Rocky Mountain Maple

Andrena varians compared with Acer glabrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee Rocky Mountain Maple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Andrenidae Sapindaceae
Genus Andrena Acer
Species Andrena varians Acer glabrum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Rocky Mountain Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee Rocky Mountain Maple
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.

Rocky Mountain Maple

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.

Rocky Mountain Maple

No description available.

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