Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Slender Crabgrass

Andrena varians compared with Digitaria filiformis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Slender Crabgrass is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Slender Crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Digitaria
Species	Andrena varians	Digitaria filiformis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Slender Crabgrass

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Slender Crabgrass
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.

Slender Crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Cuba 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.