Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Sugar Apple

Andrena varians compared with Annona mucosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sugar Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Annona
Species	Andrena varians	Annona mucosa

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sugar Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sugar Apple
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.

Sugar Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.