Burbage Mining Bee vs Great Thick-knee

Andrena lathyri compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Burhinidae
Genus	Andrena	Esacus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Esacus recurvirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Great Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Great Thick-knee
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.

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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