Blackthorn Mining Bee vs

Andrena varians compared with Curtobacterium ammoniigenes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง) Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class Insecta (แมลง) Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order Hymenoptera (แตน) Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)
Family Andrenidae Microbacteriaceae
Genus Andrena Curtobacterium
Species Andrena varians Curtobacterium ammoniigenes

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes is a Gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from soil and plant-associated environments. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile by a single flagellum, and is capable of producing ammonia from organic nitrogen compounds. The genus Curtobacterium is commonly found in agricultural soils and the phyllosphere of various crop plants.

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