Alpine Foam Lichen vs Burbage Mining Bee

Stereocaulon alpinum compared with Andrena lathyri

Key Differences

• Alpine Foam Lichen is Data Deficient while Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Foam Lichen	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Stereocaulaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Stereocaulon	Andrena
Species	Stereocaulon alpinum	Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Alpine Foam Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Foam Lichen	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Foam Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine Foam Lichen

The Alpine Foam Lichen (Stereocaulon alpinum) is a species in the genus Stereocaulon. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Burbage Mining Bee

The Burbage Mining Bee (Andrena lathyri) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden