Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Bladdernut

Andrena varians compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Bladdernut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Bladdernut
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Crossosomatales (缨子木目)
Family	Andrenidae	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Andrena	Staphylea
Species	Andrena varians	Staphylea pinnata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Bladdernut
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.

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden