Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Thick ditch crowngrass

Andrena varians compared with Paspalum arundinaceum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Thick ditch crowngrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Thick ditch crowngrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Paspalum
Species	Andrena varians	Paspalum arundinaceum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Thick ditch crowngrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Thick ditch crowngrass
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.

Thick ditch crowngrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.