Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Blood Iris

Andrena varians compared with Iris sanguinea

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Blood Iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Blood Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Andrenidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Andrena	Iris
Species	Andrena varians	Iris sanguinea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Blood Iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Blood Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Blood Iris
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.

Blood Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Blood Iris

The Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway