Burbage Mining Bee vs Madiera cranesbill

Andrena lathyri compared with Geranium maderense

Key Differences

Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Madiera cranesbill is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Madiera cranesbill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Geranium
Species	Andrena lathyri	Geranium maderense

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Madiera cranesbill

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Madiera cranesbill
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.

Madiera cranesbill

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom. 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.