Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Shellplant

Andrena varians compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Zingiberales (Имбирецветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Andrena	Alpinia
Species	Andrena varians	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Shellplant
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.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.