Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Rumex

Andrena varians compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Rumex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rumex
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Rumex
Species	Andrena varians	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Rumex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rumex
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.

Rumex

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.