Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Shortfruit hedgemustard

Andrena varians compared with Sisymbrium polyceratium

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Shortfruit hedgemustard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Shortfruit hedgemustard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sisymbrium
Species	Andrena varians	Sisymbrium polyceratium

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Shortfruit hedgemustard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Shortfruit hedgemustard
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.

Shortfruit hedgemustard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bulgaria, 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.