Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Irish Pouncewort

Andrena varians compared with Lejeunea hibernica

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Irish Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Marchantiophyta (Ngành Rêu tản)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lejeunea
Species	Andrena varians	Lejeunea hibernica

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Irish Pouncewort
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.

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.