Blackthorn Mining Bee vs

Andrena varians compared with Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class Insecta (Insects) Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family Andrenidae Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus Andrena Sphingobacterium
Species Andrena varians Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobacterium yanglingense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative bacterium first described from Yangling, China. It inhabits agricultural soils and plant-associated environments in East Asian regions. This aerobic chemoheterotroph decomposes organic matter and contributes to soil microbial diversity in temperate agricultural landscapes.

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