Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Roundheaded leek

Andrena varians compared with Allium sphaerocephalon

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Roundheaded leek is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Roundheaded leek
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Allium
Species	Andrena varians	Allium sphaerocephalon

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Roundheaded leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Roundheaded leek
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.

Roundheaded leek

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, 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.