Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Elegant Polypore

Andrena varians compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Andrenidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cerioporus
Species	Andrena varians	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Elegant Polypore
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.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.