Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mountain yam

Andrena varians compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Dioscoreales (อันดับกลอย)
Family	Andrenidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dioscorea
Species	Andrena varians	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.