Blackthorn Mining Bee vs snow pear

Andrena varians compared with Pyrus nivalis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while snow pear is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	snow pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Pyrus
Species	Andrena varians	Pyrus nivalis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

snow pear

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	snow 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.

snow pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic and France.

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.