Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Sour Prickle

Andrena varians compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Opuntia
Species	Andrena varians	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sour Prickle
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.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), 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.