Berry Fern vs Burbage Mining Bee

Cystopteris bulbifera compared with Andrena lathyri

Key Differences

• Berry Fern is Not Evaluated while Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Berry Fern	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Andrena
Species	Cystopteris bulbifera	Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Berry Fern	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Berry Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, 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.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.