Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Western Pouncewort

Andrena varians compared with Lejeunea lamacerina

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Western Pouncewort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Western Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lejeunea
Species	Andrena varians	Lejeunea lamacerina

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Western Pouncewort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Western Pouncewort
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 Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.