Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Circular-leaved Cotoneaster

Andrena varians compared with Cotoneaster hissaricus

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Circular-leaved Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Circular-leaved Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Cotoneaster
Species	Andrena varians	Cotoneaster hissaricus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Circular-leaved Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Circular-leaved Cotoneaster
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.

Circular-leaved Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.

Circular-leaved Cotoneaster

The Circular-leaved Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster hissaricus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.