Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Bladder Fern

Andrena varians compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cystopteris
Species	Andrena varians	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Bladder Fern
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.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden