Ash Rust vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Puccinia sparganioidis compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Ash Rust is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Rust	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Pucciniales (サビキン目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Puccinia	Andrena
Species	Puccinia sparganioidis	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Rust	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Rust

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Ash Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.