Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Oregon grape

Andrena varians compared with Mahonia aquifolium

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Oregon grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Oregon grape
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Ranunculales (лютикоцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Berberidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Mahonia
Species	Andrena varians	Mahonia aquifolium

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Oregon grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Oregon grape
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.

Oregon grape

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden