Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Welsh polypody

Andrena varians compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Polypodium
Species	Andrena varians	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Welsh polypody
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.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.