Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Snake Palm

Andrena varians compared with Caryota ophiopellis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Snake Palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Snake Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Caryota
Species	Andrena varians	Caryota ophiopellis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Snake Palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Snake Palm
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.

Snake Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.