Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Texas Ash

Andrena varians compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Lamiales (꿀풀목)
Family	Andrenidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Andrena	Fraxinus
Species	Andrena varians	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Texas Ash
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.

Texas Ash

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.