Burbage Mining Bee vs Painted Suillus

Andrena lathyri compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Andrenidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Andrena	Suillus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.