Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Yellow Whitlowgrass

Andrena varians compared with Draba aizoides

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Yellow Whitlowgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Yellow Whitlowgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Draba
Species	Andrena varians	Draba aizoides

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Whitlowgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Yellow Whitlowgrass
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.

Yellow Whitlowgrass

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.