Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Saltcedar

Andrena varians compared with Tamarix ramosissima

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Saltcedar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Saltcedar
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	Tamaricaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tamarix
Species	Andrena varians	Tamarix ramosissima

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Saltcedar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Saltcedar
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.

Saltcedar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden