Blackthorn Mining Bee vs silver nailroot

Andrena varians compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	silver nailroot
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	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Paronychia
Species	Andrena varians	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	silver nailroot
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.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.