Burbage Mining Bee vs Northern Raphia

Andrena lathyri compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

  • Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Burbage Mining Bee Northern Raphia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Arecales (Arecales)
Family Andrenidae Arecaceae
Genus Andrena Raphia
Species Andrena lathyri Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Burbage Mining Bee Northern Raphia
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.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. 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.

Northern Raphia

No description available.

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