Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Sweet iris

Andrena varians compared with Iris pallida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sweet iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Mantodea (Bộ Bọ ngựa)
Family	Andrenidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Andrena	Iris
Species	Andrena varians	Iris pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Sweet iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (côn trùng)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sweet iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sweet iris
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.

Sweet iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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