Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Western Gorse

Andrena varians compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ulex
Species	Andrena varians	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Western Gorse
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.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.