Big-Leaf Maple vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Acer macrophyllum compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Leaf Maple Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Insecta (แมลง)
Order Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ) Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family Sapindaceae Andrenidae
Genus Acer Andrena
Species Acer macrophyllum Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Leaf Maple Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.

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