Burbage Mining Bee vs Shelled Slug

Andrena lathyri compared with Testacella haliotidea

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Shelled Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Andrenidae	Testacellidae
Genus	Andrena	Testacella
Species	Andrena lathyri	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and Shelled Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Shelled Slug
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.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden