Black Pachyphloeus vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Pachyphlodes melanoxantha compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Black Pachyphloeus is Data Deficient while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Pachyphloeus	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pezizaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Pachyphlodes	Andrena
Species	Pachyphlodes melanoxantha	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Black Pachyphloeus

DD — Data Deficient

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Pachyphloeus	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Pachyphloeus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Pachyphloeus

The Black Pachyphloeus (Pachyphlodes melanoxantha) is a species in the genus Pachyphlodes. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Europe, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden