Burbage Mining Bee vs limestone fern

Andrena lathyri compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Gymnocarpium
Species	Andrena lathyri	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	limestone 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.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden