Birch Jelly vs Burbage Mining Bee

Exidia repanda compared with Andrena lathyri

Key Differences

Birch Jelly is Vulnerable while Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Jelly	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Exidia	Andrena
Species	Exidia repanda	Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Birch Jelly

VU — Vulnerable

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Jelly	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Birch Jelly

The Birch Jelly (Exidia repanda) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.