Burbage Mining Bee vs starling mite

Andrena lathyri compared with Ornithonyssus bursa

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while starling mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	starling mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Andrenidae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Andrena	Ornithonyssus
Species	Andrena lathyri	Ornithonyssus bursa

Evolutionary Relationship

Burbage Mining Bee and starling mite share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

starling mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	starling mite
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.

starling mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Taiwan.

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 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark