Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Small Cluster Pear

Andrena varians compared with Uvaria gracilipes

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Small Cluster Pear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small Cluster Pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Uvaria
Species	Andrena varians	Uvaria gracilipes

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Small Cluster Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small Cluster Pear
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.

Small Cluster Pear

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.