Blackthorn Mining Bee vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Andrena varians compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Poales (벼목)
Family	Andrenidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Andrena	Eleocharis
Species	Andrena varians	Eleocharis uniglumis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
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.

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.