Burbage Mining Bee vs Floating Fern

Andrena lathyri compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Salvinia
Species	Andrena lathyri	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden