Burbage Mining Bee vs Dusky Starfrontlet

Andrena lathyri compared with Coeligena orina

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Dusky Starfrontlet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Dusky Starfrontlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Andrena	Coeligena
Species	Andrena lathyri	Coeligena orina

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Dusky Starfrontlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Starfrontlet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Dusky Starfrontlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Dusky Starfrontlet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway