Blackfoot Polypore vs Burbage Mining Bee

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Andrena lathyri

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Burbage Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Polyporaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Andrena
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Andrena lathyri

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Burbage Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfoot Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blackfoot Polypore

The Blackfoot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus) is a species in the genus Cerioporus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found in 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.