Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Narrow swordfern

Andrena varians compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Nephrolepis
Species	Andrena varians	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.