Blackthorn Mining Bee vs southern elder

Andrena varians compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sambucus
Species	Andrena varians	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.