Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Vine Maple

Andrena varians compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Vine Maple
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.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden