Blackthorn Mining Bee vs hemlock water-dropwort

Andrena varians compared with Oenanthe crocata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while hemlock water-dropwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	hemlock water-dropwort
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Passeriformes (スズメ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Muscicapidae
Genus	Andrena	Oenanthe
Species	Andrena varians	Oenanthe crocata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and hemlock water-dropwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

hemlock water-dropwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	hemlock water-dropwort
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.

hemlock water-dropwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden