Burbage Mining Bee vs Urchin Earthfan

Andrena lathyri compared with Thelephora penicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Andrenidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Andrena	Thelephora
Species	Andrena lathyri	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Urchin Earthfan
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.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

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.