Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Tigran's Elder

Andrena varians compared with Sambucus tigranii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Tigran's Elder is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Tigran's 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 tigranii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Tigran's Elder

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Tigran's 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.

Tigran's Elder

Habitat

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

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.