Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Centaury

Andrena varians compared with Cirsium eliasianum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Asterales (국화목)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Cirsium
Species	Andrena varians	Cirsium eliasianum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Centaury
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.

Centaury

Habitat

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

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.