Burbage Mining Bee vs Nodding Yucca

Andrena lathyri compared with Yucca cernua

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Nodding Yucca is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Nodding Yucca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Yucca
Species	Andrena lathyri	Yucca cernua

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Yucca

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Nodding Yucca
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.

Nodding Yucca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.