Bitter-Root vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Gentianales (Bộ Long đởm)	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)
Family	Apocynaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Apocynum	Andrena
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden