Ageratum vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Ageratum houstonianum compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ageratum	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Andrenidae
Genus	Ageratum	Andrena
Species	Ageratum houstonianum	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Ageratum

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ageratum	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ageratum

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Ageratum

The Ageratum (Ageratum houstonianum) is a species in the genus Ageratum. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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