Burbage Mining Bee vs teat sponge

Andrena lathyri compared with Polymastia mamillaris

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while teat sponge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	teat sponge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polymastiida (Polymastiida)
Family	Andrenidae	Polymastiidae
Genus	Andrena	Polymastia
Species	Andrena lathyri	Polymastia mamillaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

teat sponge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	teat sponge
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.

teat sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden