Blackthorn Mining Bee vs saline atriplex

Andrena varians compared with Atriplex dioica

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while saline atriplex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	saline atriplex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Atriplex
Species	Andrena varians	Atriplex dioica

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

saline atriplex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	saline atriplex
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.

saline atriplex

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.