Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Santa Barbara ceanothus

Andrena varians compared with Ceanothus impressus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Santa Barbara ceanothus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Santa Barbara ceanothus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ceanothus
Species	Andrena varians	Ceanothus impressus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Santa Barbara ceanothus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Santa Barbara ceanothus
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.

Santa Barbara ceanothus

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.