Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Andrena varians compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pyrola
Species	Andrena varians	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
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.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden