Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Small Persimmon

Andrena varians compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Andrena	Diospyros
Species	Andrena varians	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small Persimmon
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 Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.